SIXTEENTH CENTURY GOLD-TOOLED BOOKBINDINGS In The Pierpont Morgan Library
by Nixon, Howard M
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- first
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
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Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Pierpont Morgan Library, 1971. 1st edition. Softcover. Very Good +. 1st edition. A Very Good + copy. 4to., xv, 263, (1) pp., illustrated with b&w photographs. Stiff brown wraps, with gilt titles. Light edge wear; spine sunned with lettering dulled. Text block edges beginning to speckle.
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- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26914
- Title
- SIXTEENTH CENTURY GOLD-TOOLED BOOKBINDINGS In The Pierpont Morgan Library
- Author
- Nixon, Howard M
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- The Pierpont Morgan Library
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- BoB,
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Rougemont, North Carolina
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- 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...
- Text Block
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....