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The Baccarat Case: Gordon-Cumming v. Wilson and Others
by Shore, W. Teignmouth (Editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Gryphon Editions, 1992. Special Edition. Fine in 1/2 dark red leather and decorated red cloth covered boards with four raised bands on the spine with gilt text and decorations in the compartments, gilt decorations stamped on the front and rear boards, marbled end sheets and with a silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. The three edges of the text block are gilt. With the book plate of a prior owner affixed to a rear end page. Without a dust jacket as issued. An octavo measuring 8 1/4" high by 5 1/4" deep. One of the volumes in The Notable Trials Library. 294 pages of text representing a facsimile reprint of the first edition of 1932 published by William Hodge & Company. A tight, clean and crisp copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Town's End Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TB22932
- Title
- The Baccarat Case: Gordon-Cumming v. Wilson and Others
- Author
- Shore, W. Teignmouth (Editor)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Special Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Gryphon Editions
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1992
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About the Seller
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Text Block
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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