The Binding of Books. An Essay in the History of Gold-Tooled Bindings
by Horne, Herbert P
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Very Good Clamshell Box
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1894. First edition, 1894. Red cloth printed in gilt, untrimmed edges, frontis plate in black and white, additional engraved title page, 224 pages. Some external wear, mainly rubbing to the extremities, good hinges (front hinge just starting just a little - structurally sound), firm binding, clean pages, no names or other markings. The custom clamshell case is in very good condition with taupe cloth, burgundy leather spine with paper spine label, marbled interior.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good Clamshell Box. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 041205
- Title
- The Binding of Books. An Essay in the History of Gold-Tooled Bindings
- Author
- Horne, Herbert P
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Clamshell Box
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1894
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- BOOK ARTS BOOKBINDING GILT DECORATION FINISHING
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books, Paper, Printing, Publishing, Typography;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
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Resource Books, LLC
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East Granby, Connecticut
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Clamshell Box
- A protective box designed for storing and preserving a bound book or loose sheets. A clamshell box is hinged on one side, with...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- 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....
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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...
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.