THE BOOK THE STORY OF PRINTING & BOOKMAKING
by McMurtrie, Douglas C
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Columbus, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: Covici Friede. Very Good. 1937. Hardcover. 676 pages, previous owner bookplate, blue boards with gilt stamping to spine, page edges are just slightly foxed, otherwise contents are clean and bright, a very good copy in a slightly chipped dj .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hoffman Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 58306
- Title
- THE BOOK THE STORY OF PRINTING & BOOKMAKING
- Author
- McMurtrie, Douglas C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Covici Friede
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1937
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- 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...
- 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....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...