Cambridge, MA: Houghton and Mifflin/Riverside Press, 1881. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 16mo, green cloth covered boards elaborately decorated in black with gilt titles and spine titles. All edges stained red. Neat prior owner name on ffep, else fine. A beautiful very tight, very fresh cloth, bright sparkling gilt and decoration and a solid rich red edge staining. A remarkably well preserved copy. FINE..

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Bookseller: Brillig Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 07406
Title: Legends of the Madonna as Represented in the Fine Arts
Author: Jameson, Mrs
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Publisher: Houghton and Mifflin/Riverside Press
Place of Publication: Cambridge, MA
Date Published: 1881
Keywords: JAMESON, CHRISTIAN, MOTIF, HISTORY, MADONNA, MARY, HOLY, VIRGIN, MOTHER, ART, PAINTING, SCULPTURE, CRITICSIM, WESTERN, EUROPEAN, ITALIAN, FRENCH, GERMAN, ENGLISH, SYMBOL, RELIGIOUS, RELIGION, DECORATIVE, FINE, BINDING,
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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....
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...