The makers of Venice: Doges, conquerors, painters, and men of letters
by Mrs. Oliphant
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- Hardcover
- first
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Austin, Texas, United States
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About This Item
1. First edition. On title page, ""London MACMILLAN AND CO. and New York 1887"";. Three-quarter green leather with marbled paper covered boards and endpapers. Raised bands and elaborate decorative gilt designs and letters on spine. Tissue guarded frontis + 47 listed illustrations by R.R. Holmes. Top edge gilt. Very Good+ condition. Possibly never used. Very tightly bound, original ribbon marker still centered in book, although now free. Three corner end tips rubbed thru. Minor rubbing to spine edges showing slight color loss. Foredge and bottom edge lightly tanned. Pages clean, crisp, bright and tight. Art & History.
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- The makers of Venice: Doges, conquerors, painters, and men of letters
- Author
- Mrs. Oliphant
- Book Condition
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- Edition
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
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