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A Catalogue of Fifteen Hundred Books Remarkable for the Beauty or the Age of their Bindings or as Bearing Indications of Former Ownership by Great Book-Collectors and Famous Historical Personages. [bound with] A Collection of Facsimiles from Examples of Historic or Artistic Book-Binding, illustrating the History of Binding as a Branch of the Decorative Arts.
by Quaritch, Bernard
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good.,
- Seller
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
London.: Bernard Quaritch., 1889. 20th century half brown morocco,raised bands, gilt spine decorations and title, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers,. Very good.,. 4to. 28x21 cm.. Heavy book, will require extra shipping. weight: 5.6 lb. 103 color plate facsimiles.
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- Bookseller
- Zephyr Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 299722
- Title
- A Catalogue of Fifteen Hundred Books Remarkable for the Beauty or the Age of their Bindings or as Bearing Indications of Former Ownership by Great Book-Collectors and Famous Historical Personages. [bound with] A Collection of Facsimiles from Examples of Historic or Artistic Book-Binding, illustrating the History of Binding as a Branch of the Decorative Arts.
- Author
- Quaritch, Bernard
- Format/Binding
- 20th century half brown morocco,raised bands, gilt spine decorations and title, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers,
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good.,
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bernard Quaritch.
- Place of Publication
- London.
- Date Published
- 1889
- Pages
- 222; 36 pp.
- Size
- 4to. 28x21 cm.
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- Books on Books;
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About the Seller
Zephyr Books
Biblio member since 2018
Reno, Nevada
About Zephyr Books
Zephyr Books is owned and operated by Lee and Ivye Johnson. We have been in the book business in Reno, Nevada since 1994. We have operated both brick and mortar, as well as online exclusive shops. We closed our brick and mortar shop in 2013, and now offer an exclusive selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian books online only.
Glossary
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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....
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