Japan (and China). Its History Arts and Literature. Illustrated. 12 volumes (Volume 1-8: Japan. Volume 9-12: China).
by Brinkley, Captain F
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
Boston and Tokyo: J. B. Millet Company, 1901. Three quarter green morocco with gilt and patterened boards. Each volume has raised bands with embossed design and lettering on spine. The spines are a little sunned as is common with books of this period. Top edge gilt with other pages deckled. This is the "Artists Edition". This is a 12 volume set complete. #412 of 500 sets. Gilt and green design pages, lovely decorative endpapers in a pattern rarely seen. Numerous tinted photograveurs. No previous owner's names, not exlibrary. Overall a GOOD set. Photos available upon request.. Three Quarter Morocco Leather. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.
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- Bookseller
- Ziern-Hanon Galleries (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000313
- Title
- Japan (and China). Its History Arts and Literature. Illustrated. 12 volumes (Volume 1-8: Japan. Volume 9-12: China).
- Author
- Brinkley, Captain F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- J. B. Millet Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston and Tokyo
- Date Published
- 1901
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Glossary
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...