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HENRY IRVING by Irving, Henry ] Craig, Edward Gordon
- Bookseller: Charles Seluzicki Fine & Rare Books ABAA
(US)
- Seller Inventory #: 004308
- Format: Hardcover
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd
- Place: London
- Date published: 1930
Description
London: J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd , 1930. Very scarce. One of 75 special numbered copies and signed copies. An Irving a.l.s., not called for, is loosely tipped-in. Binding a little rubbed and slightly darkened; a very nice copy. . First Edition. Leather spine, cloth. 8vo.
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.
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.
tipped-in : used to describe something which has been glued into a book, for example a bookplate.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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