VLAMINCK OU LE VERTIGE DE LA MATIERE by Queneau, Raymond:
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Geneva: Editions d'Art Albert Skira, [1949].. Folio. Printed wrappers. Ten tipped-in color plates. First edition. Four small marks from once tipped in clipping, head and toe of spine a trifle worn, otherwise near fine in chipped glassine.
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.
chipped : A defect in which small pieces missing from the edges.
plates : Full page illustrations or photographs. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e., they are not sewn as parts of gatherings.
tipped in : used to describe something which has been glued into a book, for example a bookplate.
folio : a large book size, generally 15" in height or larger.
tipped-in : used to describe something which has been glued into a book, for example a bookplate.
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