- Seller Inventory #: 11565
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: St. Petersburg: The Hermitage, July 31- August 14, 1997
St. Petersburg: The Hermitage, July 31- August 14, 1997. Quarto (11.25 in. by 9.75 in); 239pp.; text in German, English, Russian language; signed and inscribed by author to free front endpaper; good softcover; curled corners; slanted spine; foxed endpapers, covers; smoked text block edges..
foxed : A discoloration to paper, brown and yellowish spots.
inscribed : a short note written by the author or a previous owner in the beginning of a book, generally accompanied by a signature.
quarto : A term used generally to describe the approximate size of a book, a book that is about 10" to 12" tall and roughly squarish in shape. The term is based on the size of paper traditionally used by book printers which has been folded and cut into 16 pages.
endpapers : The first and last two pages (verso and recto) from the front and back of a book.
