The Facetious Nights in Four Volumes
by Straparola, Giovanni Francesco
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
The Society of Bibliophiles. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1898. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Limited Edition of one thousand copies of which this is number 197. Tan cloth covers with figural gilt impressions to the covers and spines. All books with rubbing and toning overall, sunning to the spines, bumps to the spine ends and corners, and previous owner's plates to the front paste-downs. Interior pages clean and unmarked. Volumes 3 and 4 with a cracked rear hinge. Rare printing. Photos upon request. International shipping billed at cost.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Boards and Wraps
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 89142
- Title
- The Facetious Nights in Four Volumes
- Author
- Straparola, Giovanni Francesco
- Illustrator
- Jules Garnier and E. R. Hughes
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- The Society of Bibliophiles
- Date Published
- 1898
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- 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,...
- 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...
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