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Transformation: or, the Romance of Monte Beni

Transformation: or, the Romance of Monte Beni

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Transformation: or, the Romance of Monte Beni

by Hawthorne, Nathaniel

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Bound in full gilt stamped vellum with Amor 1896 on lower front cover of Vol. I and Roma 1896 on lower front cover of Volume II,
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Leipzig: Bernard Tauchnitz, 1860. Extra-Illustrated with 23 in Volume One and 14 in Volume II full-page albumen paper photographs. xii, 290; iv, 280 pp. 2 vols. 12mo. Bound in full gilt stamped vellum with Amor 1896 on lower front cover of Vol. I and Roma 1896 on lower front cover of Volume II, edges in red, one vol. slightly cocked else fine. Extra-Illustrated with 23 in Volume One and 14 in Volume II full-page albumen paper photographs. xii, 290; iv, 280 pp. 2 vols. 12mo.

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Title
Transformation: or, the Romance of Monte Beni
Author
Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Format/Binding
Extra-Illustrated with 23 in Volume One and 14 in Volume II full-page albumen paper photographs. xii, 290; iv, 280 pp. 2 vols. 1
Book Condition
Used - Bound in full gilt stamped vellum with Amor 1896 on lower front cover of Vol. I and Roma 1896 on lower front cover of Volume II,
Quantity Available
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Publisher
Bernard Tauchnitz
Place of Publication
Leipzig
Date Published
1860
Keywords
Photography | Bindings | American | Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

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...
Cocked
Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
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...
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. ...
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...

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