The Life and Personality of Phoebe (Apperson) Hearst
by Winifred Black Bonfils
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: William Randolph Hearst, 1928. Limited to 1000 copies; Printed by John Henry Nash; Full vellum, gilt spine title & rules, raised bands, gilt covers borders, top edge gilt, handmade paper, & in a cloth covered box; A very good copy with dustsoiling & small rust spot on covers, with library pocket inside back cover + minor ex library markings; 155 pages. Size: 9"x13.75". Hardcover.
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Details
- Seller
- White Raven Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- JM57205
- Title
- The Life and Personality of Phoebe (Apperson) Hearst
- Author
- Winifred Black Bonfils
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- William Randolph Hearst
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1928
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
White Raven Books
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Ypsilanti, Michigan
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- 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...
- 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....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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. ...