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Gardens of England by Cook, E.T
- Bookseller: Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 005179
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good
- Illustrator: 20 Beatrice Parsons Watercolors
- Edition: 2nd PRINTING
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: A & C Black
- Place: London
- Date published: 1911
Description
London: A & C Black, 1911. Inman 153 in the 7/6 series. Pages ix, 199 with 8 pages publishers ads. A very pretty green binding with white flowers and chartreuse leaf design on front and spine. Title in gilt on both the front cover and spine, and top edge gilt. Clean and tight, with no prior owner marks. Nice garden watercolors, with captioned tissue guards. . 2nd PRINTING. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by 20 Beatrice Parsons Watercolors. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
top edge gilt : The top of the text block (the edges the pages that are visible when looking directly down at the top of a closed book) has been decorated with a gold-like finish.
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.
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.
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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