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A Catalogue Of Books Bound By S. T. Prideaux Between MDCCCXC and MDCCCC With Twenty-Six Illustrations
by Prideaux, S. T
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Bronxville, NY: Nicholas T. Smith, 1979. Reprint of 1979. Fine in 1/4 green leather (morocco) and marbled paper covered boards with leather board tips, gilt borders and gilt text on the spine. An octavo measuring 8 1/2" by 5 1/2". The binding is by Gray Parrott of Maine. Without a dust jacket as issued. This copy is out of series and is one of only 300 copies printed. 20 pages of text followed by 26 black and white photographic plates of bindings created by Sarah T. Prideaux of England. A facsimile reprinting of the original 1900 publication.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Town's End Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TB26617
- Title
- A Catalogue Of Books Bound By S. T. Prideaux Between MDCCCXC and MDCCCC With Twenty-Six Illustrations
- Author
- Prideaux, S. T
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Reprint of 1979
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Nicholas T. Smith
- Place of Publication
- Bronxville, NY
- Date Published
- 1979
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Town's End Books
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Deep River, Connecticut
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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....
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
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