Imaginary Conversations by Landor, Walter Savage
- Bookseller: Greenberry House
(US)
- Seller Inventory #: 000375
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good
- Jacket condition: No Jacket
- Edition: Not Stated
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Walter Scott, Ltd.
- Place: London
Description
London: Walter Scott, Ltd.. 348 pgs., edited by Havelock Ellis. Handsome volume of an unusual work. Green cloth binding, gilt corners and decoration with lettering on front cover and spine. Corners bumped, spine faded, wear to edges of spine.. Not Stated. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket.
jacket : Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book
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.
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.
bumped : 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.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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