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BACKGROUND IN CANADIAN ART. Signed by Barbeau, Marius
- Bookseller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library
(CA)
- Seller Inventory #: 11029
- Edition: 1st Edition
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Royal Society of Canada
- Place: Ottawa
- Date published: 1941
Description
Ottawa: Royal Society of Canada, 1941 First edition. 8vo. Full black morocco, gilt lettered spine. Bound in are the original beige coloured wrappers. pp. 39 + 12 excellent b&w photo plates). PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED by Barbeau on the cover. A fine copy.. 1st Edition.
spine : The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf. Also known as the back.
wrappers : Paperback or softbound. Also, wraps.
gilt : The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book. The edges of the text block, or an inlay in the front cover of the boards, for example.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
inscribed : a short note written by the author or a previous owner in the beginning of a book, generally accompanied by a signature.
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