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Book Making in Diderot's Encyclopedie. A facsimile reproductuion of articles and plates with an introduction by G. G. Barber.
by Diderot. (Edited by Barber, G. G.)
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 0576725013
- ISBN 13
- 9780576725019
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Eynsham, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Farnborough: Gregg International Publishers Ltd, 1973. Hardback. Unpaginated. Publisher's original blue cloth binding with gilt to spine. No jacket. Introduction in English, facsimile in French. The articles presented in this facsimile have been reproduced to show the Encyclopedie's coverage of the production and trade in printed books, a field of particular interest to the philosophe movement which was to such an extent a literary one and therefore dependent on this trade for the diffusion of its ideas. The main article is on letterpress printing while other major ones are on paper making, type founding, bookbinding, libraries and catalogues. Book in good condition. Some minor surface marking to boards and a little discolouration here and there. Spine lightly faded. Upper text block edge is a little soiled and has minor pressure marks. This is an ex-library book from the British Library Lending Division with two of their stamps to the title page together with some pencil annotations to same. Neat index number at base of spine. A quite large and heavy book but no additional shipping costs to UK post codes.
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- Bookseller
- Ariadne Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1308472
- Title
- Book Making in Diderot's Encyclopedie. A facsimile reproductuion of articles and plates with an introduction by G. G. Barber.
- Author
- Diderot. (Edited by Barber, G. G.)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0576725013
- ISBN 13
- 9780576725019
- Publisher
- Gregg International Publishers Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Farnborough
- Date Published
- 1973
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books and book collecting;
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About the Seller
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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