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Collector's Luck; or, A repository of pleasant and profitable discourses descriptive of the household furniture and ornaments of olden Time
by Carrick, Alice Van Leer
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1920. Three quarter red morocco leather over red cloth boards, raised bands, gilt title and decorative gilt compartments, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, (9.75 x 6.5 inches). First Edition/Second Impression. 207 pages; illustrated b&w photographs. Showing just light wear, internally clean and tight. A handsome leather bound copy with a strong shelf presence. First Edition. Leather. Very Good. Tall Octavo.
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- Bookseller
- Books & Bidders, Antiquarian Booksellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005374
- Title
- Collector's Luck; or, A repository of pleasant and profitable discourses descriptive of the household furniture and ornaments of olden Time
- Author
- Carrick, Alice Van Leer
- Format/Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Atlantic Monthly Press
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1920
- Keywords
- Antiques; Leather Binding
- Size
- Tall Octavo
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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