AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE BOOK
by Glaister, Geoffrey Ashall
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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FERNDALE, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Cleveland: World, 1960. Hardcover. Near Fine. Red buckram gilt, DW, small thick 4to., (ix), 484 pages, profusely illustrated including four tipped-in marbled paper specimens. Useful reference covering terms used in paper-making, printing, bookbinding, publishing etc. Very minor edgewear, else a fine copy in a fine DW, in archival mylar.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Entropy Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003332
- Title
- AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE BOOK
- Author
- Glaister, Geoffrey Ashall
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- World
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland
- Date Published
- 1960
- Keywords
- PRINTING HISTORY; PUBLISHING HISTORY
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FERNDALE, Michigan
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- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...