THE HOME BUILDER (DJ) by B0008CNE3K
- Bookseller: Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 2152
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Houghton And Mifflin Co.
- Place: Boston
- Date published: 1913
Description
Boston: Houghton And Mifflin Co.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket 1913. Hardcover. Clean tan boards maroon cloth spine with gilt lettering. Tight clean & intact copy. Lightly soiled dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. Women/Home ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 129 pages .
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
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.
12mo : An abbreviation for duodecimo, a book size describing a book which is approximately 7 by 4.5 inches.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
gilt : Decorative patterns imbedded into the affected portion of a book. Often appears on the boards or the spine, and may be very simple, to elegant, to ludicrous.
soiled : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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