The Life & Works of Saint Vincent De Paul (Monsieur Vincent: Le Grand Saint Du Grand siecle) by Coste, Pierre
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Westminster, Maryland: The Newman Press, 1952 3 volumes. Translated from the French by Joseph Leonard. Ex-Library. Rubber stamps on first 5 pages and last 2 pages of each volume. Card pockets on back free end paper of each volume. Bottom of each spine has tear marks (top layer of covering is gone) where stickers have been removed. Pages and plates are otherwise in clean condition. Bumping on corners of all volumes. Vol 1 top corner has a bend. Binding is still tight on all volumes, although volume 1 has the front hinge starting. Still a nice looking set. Index in volume 3. 608, 500, 563 pp.. Cloth. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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. bumping : Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light bending. tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use. Ex-library : A former library book, generally containing library acquisition and ownership stamped markings, and other typical indications of the library's use. 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. 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. hinge : The portion of a book near the spine that is intended to flex to allow the book to open. Fair : is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc. (which must be noted). Binding, jacket (if any), etc., may also be worn. All defects must be noted. (defined by AB Bookman's Weekly) Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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