London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1886. Newspaper clipping glued to ffep leaving an offset stain on fep; Former owner's inked gift inscription on half title page. Very aged but tight textblock, with top edge gilt. Vellum spine, red cloth sides, bumping to head and foot, bumped corners, shelf soiling to spine; No dust jacket; 234p.. Second Edition. Quarter Vellum, Cloth Sides. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover.

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Bookseller: Clausen Books, RMABA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: SB9262
Title: Letters to Dead Authors
Author: Lang, Andrew
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Edition: Second Edition
Publisher: Longmans, Green, and Co.
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1886
Keywords: Andrew Lang, Tribute to Dead Authors, Letters to Dead Authors
Bookseller catalogs: Books on Books;
Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

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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...
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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...
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...
Offset: A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
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...
FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Vellum: Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
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....