Back to Methuselah. A Metabiological Pentateuch.
by SHAW, George Bernard
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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About This Item
Constable, London., 1921. First U.K. edition (preceded by the U.S. edition). Octavo. pp xcii, 267. Later binding for Hatchards of three quarter red morocco with raised bands, gilt rules, marbled boards and endpapers, top edge gilt.Fine.
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- Peter Ellis bookseller (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SHAWGEOR004848
- Title
- Back to Methuselah. A Metabiological Pentateuch.
- Author
- SHAW, George Bernard
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Constable, London.
- Date Published
- 1921
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...