A History of Valentines
by Lee, Ruth Webb
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good in Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Lawrence, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York: Studio Publications, Inc.. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1952. Hardcover. Black hardback Is tightly bound with gilt to cover and spine. Contains numerous black and white and a few color illustrations as well as a list of American valentine publishers and Index. End papers are black and white hearts. Light over-all age tanning. FO sticker to Half Title page. Binding shows light wear to spine ends and corners. Clipped DJ, now in Brodart, is quite faded at spine with a few nicks and a small piece missing at upper spine. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 239 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book Lady (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 440
- Title
- A History of Valentines
- Author
- Lee, Ruth Webb
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket
- Publisher
- Studio Publications, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- Valentines, Collectible Paper
- Bookseller catalogs
- Paper;
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The Book Lady
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Lawrence, Kansas
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- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- 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...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- 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...