ORIENTAL RUGS AND CARPETS (1931) A Comprehensive Study by Dilley, Arthur Urbane
- Bookseller: Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
(US)
- Seller Inventory #: 6103
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good+
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place: NY
- Date published: 1931
Description
NY: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good+ 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean blue cloth with gilt lettering. Text tight, clean & intact. Pictorial frontispiece. Numerous color & B/W illustrations including maps. Deckled page edges. Craft; Color & B/W Illus.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 303 pages .
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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.
frontispiece : A portrait or illustration on the page opposing the title page.
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.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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