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History of the Horn-Book
by Tuer, Andrew W
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- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
London: The Leadenhall Press, 1897. Thick Small Quarto. 2nd edition. Letter laid in from the author in a return answer to a question the author had written to a John Wilson about Ipswich School., dated Oct. 14, 1897. Andrew Tuer was a publisher and printer. This would be his most important work and still the best study of the subject. xvii, 486pp., (2) pp. Engraved frontispiece, vignette title page with hand-colored illustration, with tissue guard, marvelously illustrated throughout. At the end are 3 horn books laid into a cut-out with cover, the (2) advertisements are nearly detached because of the bulk of the horn book insert. Bound in light brown straight grained cloth over beveled boards, lettering in black within a black frame, lower corner stamped with a gilt crown, green leather spine label gilt, top edge gilt. A very nice copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023052
- Title
- History of the Horn-Book
- Author
- Tuer, Andrew W
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Leadenhall Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1897
- Keywords
- Children Horn Book Sigined Letter
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children; Firearms and Weaponry;
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
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