A Descriptive Checklist of the Etched & Engraved Book-Plates
by Spenceley, J. Winfred and Pierre de Chaignon la Rose
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good (Boards are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged/bowed at the corners inward; textblock edges are toned/scuffed/smudged/foxed; inner hi
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Troutsdale Press, 1905. Number 261 of 250 (See Comments). Hardcover. Good (Boards are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged/bowed at the corners inward; textblock edges are toned/scuffed/smudged/foxed; inner hinge of front board is beginning to crack at the top; bookplate from former owner on ffep; inscription and signature to former owner on endpaper; penciled markings to ffep; interior is lightly toned with occasional foxing/smudging; textblock is cracked.). Navy blue boards with gilt lettering; 3 preliminary leaves, xxxii, 56 pp.; 7 leaves of plates; color illustrations, portrait. On the page which describes the numbers of copies printed, it inexplicably reads, "Two hundred and fifty copies have been printed of this edition, of which this is Number 261." Personal bookplate is a George H. Boughton artistic bookplate.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 200006
- Title
- A Descriptive Checklist of the Etched & Engraved Book-Plates
- Author
- Spenceley, J. Winfred and Pierre de Chaignon la Rose
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good (Boards are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged/bowed at the corners inward; textblock edges are toned/scuffed/smudged/foxed; inner hi
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Number 261 of 250 (See Comments)
- Publisher
- Troutsdale Press
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1905
- Keywords
- Books and Manuscripts and Printing, Etched and Engraved Book-Plates ; Etched and Engraved Book-Plates ; ;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books and Manuscripts and Printing;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
Biblio member since 2004
Columbia, Pennsylvania
About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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