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SOCIETY OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS 1925; PUBLICATION NUMBER FOUR: MEMORIAL EDITION
by SOCIETY OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Seller
-
Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Chicago, IL: The Lakeside Press, 1926. Leather-bound. Very Good Plus. Quarto. Three-quarters Red morocco (goatskin) over marbled boards (cream with light blue swirl pattern), ruled in gilt. Circular gilt stamp of the Mayflower descendants to front board. Five raised bands to spiine, with gilt center and corner designs, within double gilt frame to each compartment except two -- the title compartment, and the state & year compartment. Just a wee bit of wear to extremities. Top edge gilt, fore-edge and tail untrimmed.
Inside, granite endpapers and previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Leather turn-ins on verso of front board shows gilt identification of "Donnelley" the publisher and parent company of The Lakeside Press. Lovely multicolor.
Inside, granite endpapers and previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Leather turn-ins on verso of front board shows gilt identification of "Donnelley" the publisher and parent company of The Lakeside Press. Lovely multicolor.
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 87237
- Title
- SOCIETY OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS 1925; PUBLICATION NUMBER FOUR: MEMORIAL EDITION
- Author
- SOCIETY OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
- Format/Binding
- Leather-bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Lakeside Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, IL
- Date Published
- 1926
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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