The Books of William Morris; Described with some Account of his Doings in Literature and in the Allied Crafts
by Forman, H. Buxton
- Used
- Good
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
London: Frank Hollings, 1897. First edition. Good. 23 x 15 cm. Octavo. xv 224pp. Bound in maroon cloth with gilt spine lettering and top foredge. Photograph frontispiece of Morris and addiitonal illustrations throughout depicting woodcuts, facsimile title pages, front reproductions, and more. Head and tail of spine are chipped away. Front gutter weak.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Midway Used and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 70937
- Title
- The Books of William Morris; Described with some Account of his Doings in Literature and in the Allied Crafts
- Author
- Forman, H. Buxton
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Frank Hollings
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1897
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Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Midway Used and Rare Books
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St. Paul, Minnesota
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...