Heirlooms in Miniatures
by Wharton, Anne Hollingsworth
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair. T.e.g., book tight and fresh, but all portions of cover and spine have uneven discoloration. Text block clean and fresh. I
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co, 1898. fourth. Hardcover. Fair. T.e.g., book tight and fresh, but all portions of cover and spine have uneven discoloration. Text block clean and fresh. Interior front hinge cleanly broken. I pulled this book from a shelf where it appeared to have sat for at least 70 years.. Golden cloth with gilt embossed design. xx, 259 pp. 1 color, 89 bw repros. With a chapter on miniature painting by Emily Drayton Taylor. Gilt embossed front cover and spine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 102646
- Title
- Heirlooms in Miniatures
- Author
- Wharton, Anne Hollingsworth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair. T.e.g., book tight and fresh, but all portions of cover and spine have uneven discoloration. Text block clean and fresh. I
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- fourth
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott & Co
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1898
- Keywords
- American Painting; Biography; General Amer. Art; Miniatures; Portraiture ; Miniatures ; Biography ; General Amer. Art
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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Columbia, Pennsylvania
About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Miniature
- A book that is less then 3 inches in width and ...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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....