EARTHWORK OUT OF TUSCANY: Being Impressions and Translations
by Hewlett, Maurice
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY / London: G.P. Putnam's Sons / J.M. Dent & Co., 1900. Second edition. Octavo. xix, 234 pp; 9 photogravure plates & 17 b/w drawings by James Kerr Lawson. Gilt-lettered vellum spine with brown paper-covered boards, top edge gilt. VG, a clean, unmarked copy; rear hinge cracked, spine evenly soiled.. Hard Cover. Very Good. Illus. by James Kerr Lawson.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carnegie Hill Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011939
- Title
- EARTHWORK OUT OF TUSCANY: Being Impressions and Translations
- Author
- Hewlett, Maurice
- Illustrator
- James Kerr Lawson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons / J.M. Dent & Co.
- Place of Publication
- NY / London
- Date Published
- 1900
- Keywords
- Italian Travel Italy Tuscany Illustrated
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel; Illustrated; Italian;
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About the Seller
Carnegie Hill Books
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New York, New York
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Glossary
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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....
- 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. ...