Book Decoration
by McMurtrie, Douglas C
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Pelham, NY: Bridgman Publishers, 1928. Title page dated 1928. Examples and a brief history of decorative page borders, illustrated throughout in black and white. Tan printed hardcover with dustjacket. The book has some edge rubbing, good hignes, sound text block, age-yellowed but clean pages, name inside front cover, no other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is chipped and has some shelf soil, fair overall.. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 034670
- Title
- Book Decoration
- Author
- McMurtrie, Douglas C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Publisher
- Bridgman Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Pelham, NY
- Date Published
- 1928
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- PUBLISHING PAGE BORDER DESIGN DECORATION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books, Paper, Printing, Publishing, Typography;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
We pack well and ship promptly. Returns: Books may be returned for refund of purchase price within seven days provided prior notification is given and the books are returned in the same condition as when shipped.
About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.