THE PLEASURES OF LIFE PART I AND II BOUND IN ONE [Prize Binding, THE ROYAL DRAWING SOCIETY]
by Avebury, the Right Honourable
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
-
Launceston, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd, 1906. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo. pp. xviii, Part 1,199, Part II 280. Ornate prize binding in polished red calf, gilt vignette to the front board bearing the lettering, The Royal Drawing Society, gilt borders, gilt decoration to the spine compartments. All edges marbled, near fine, a few scratches to the rear board. Contents clean and tight, ornate marble and gilt endpapers, tipped onto the front pastedown is a certificate from the Royal Drawing Society Red Book Scheme Special Prize 1906-1907 awarded to H. Drayton A very good tight copy in a lovely binding..
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- Bookseller
- Loe Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 036119
- Title
- THE PLEASURES OF LIFE PART I AND II BOUND IN ONE [Prize Binding, THE ROYAL DRAWING SOCIETY]
- Author
- Avebury, the Right Honourable
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Co. Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1906
- Size
- 8vo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Bindings - Fine; Classics;
Terms of Sale
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...