London: The Medici Society Limitied, 1926. Cloth. Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pierre Vignal. 100pp., (ii). Ex-library. Translated by Frank Kemp. 14 Water-Colours by Pierre Vignal. Illustrated with many photographs that are reproduced from photos supplied by Alinari Brothers and Anderson. Bound in original dark burgundy cloth, with gilt lettering to spine and front cover. Exterior admits to general light to medium wear, with a little heavier wear in places, at extremities. Gilt lettering just a little rubbed, though perfectly legible. Hinges are cracked, though all leaves remain in place. There is a light stain to the bottom of pages, though text and illustrations are not effected. This volume remains a good working copy and still a fairly attractive one, too

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Seller: Henry Stachyra, Bookseller (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 026686
Title: The Gardens of Rome
Author: Faure, Gabriel
Illustrator: Pierre Vignal
Format/Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Good
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Medici Society Limitied
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1926
Size: Folio - over 12" - 15"
Keywords: tears to tissues and margin of one plate page stains
Bookseller catalogs: Greco-Roman;

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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...
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...
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....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Folio: A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...