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The Book of Kells
by Francoise Henry
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good - Cash
- ISBN 10
- 039449475X
- ISBN 13
- 9780394494753
- Seller
-
Bountiful, Utah, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974. Oversized Hardback . Good - Cash. First American Edition. Olive green cloth cover with gold gilt Celtic knot on front cover. Some rubbing to gilt on title and publisher on spine. Small tear in edge of spine above the 'F.' Small part of the cover has been torn away in same area revealing board beneath. Sun fading to the spine. Small tear on bottom edge of spine. Date stamp upper corner of ffep. Sprayed fore edge with slight discoloration. Tight binding. Crisp clean pages. Slipcover is olive green cloth with The Book of Kells in gold gilt on one side, and large color plate on other. Areas of rubbing on the gilt. Cloth is peeling on upper and lower edges of slipcover, with upper edge being more severe. Cloth missing in a few small areas along the spine which exposes the boards underneath. Some soiling/staining on slipcase. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book Garden
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1026330
- Title
- The Book of Kells
- Author
- Francoise Henry
- Format/Binding
- Oversized Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good - Cash
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 039449475X
- ISBN 13
- 9780394494753
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1974
Terms of Sale
The Book Garden
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
The Book Garden
Biblio member since 2012
Bountiful, Utah
About The Book Garden
Just as the Tardis is bigger on the inside – you will just have to see it to believe! We have over 4000 square feet of as many books as we could sort, stack and tower housed inside this innocent looking storefront. We also have inventory off-site, so if you don’t see what you are looking for – just ask! Love the smell of books? Daydream about getting locked in the library? This is the place for you – located at the very center of downtown Bountiful. Selling gently loved books since 1985.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
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