THE VIOLIN : ITS CONSTRUCTION PRACTICALLY TREATED; With Forty-Seven Illustrations and Folding Plates
by Broadhouse, John
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London, England: W. Reeves, 1910. Revised and Enlarged. Hardcover. Good. Octavo, 7.5 in. x 5 in., pp. viii, 133, [3], [2] (publisher's advertising). Illustrated with fold-out frontis and two additional fold-out plates. Blue-green beveled cloth boards with gilt title to front and spine. Rubbing to extremities. Half-inch bubble to front board. Chip to spine and base of rear board. Light staining to rear board. A couple dents to bottom edge of front board. Previous owner's signature to front free endpaper. Third fold-out showing types of violin structures detached but present.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 87377
- Title
- THE VIOLIN : ITS CONSTRUCTION PRACTICALLY TREATED; With Forty-Seven Illustrations and Folding Plates
- Author
- Broadhouse, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Revised and Enlarged
- Publisher
- W. Reeves
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1910
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Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.