Flower And Fruit Prints Of The 18th And Early 19th Centuries

Bookseller

Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)

Bookseller's Inventory #

177838

Title

Flower And Fruit Prints Of The 18th And Early 19th Centuries

Author

Dunthorne, Gordon

Format/Binding

Hardcover

Book Condition

Used - VG. rubbing to corners. spine tanned w/ worn scratches. slipcase has edge-wear; peeling panels; sections of sides highly sunned/

Quantity Available

1

Publisher

Self published / Lakeside Press, Chicago

Place of Publication

Washington, D. C.

Date Published

1938

Keywords

flower prints; fruit prints; 18th century flower prints; 18th century fruit prints; 19th century flower prints; 18th century fruit prints ; flower print, fruit print, 18th century flower prints, ; ;

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Rubbing

Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.

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...

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....

Plate

Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...

VG

Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...

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...

Beveled

Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...