Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1881. Hardcover. Good. Fourteenth edition. 8vo. xii, 575pp. Publisher's yellow cloth with black lettering and gilt stamped device to the front board and gilt stamped spine. All edges dyed red, light rubbing to the cloth at the corners, with a little break in the cloth at the spine head. The boards with trace silver fish trails but very light. Private library bookplate of George W. Taylor, a 33° Mason of Burlington Ontario, 1931, the collection bequeathed to the Scottish Rite Bodies in the Valley of Barrie. Purple rubber ink stamp of the Scottish Rite to the title page and one other page, with a book number in pencil to the title page and a light ink number to the copyright page. The book is clean throughout and the binding is tight, with no other markings.

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Bookseller: Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 6646
Title: A Handbook of Legendary and Mythological Art
Author: Clement, Clara Erskine
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: James R. Osgood and Company
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1881

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About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA

Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)

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Device: Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
Copyright page: The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
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...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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....
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...
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...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.