- Seller Inventory #: 11961
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1989
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1989. Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.5 in.); 496pp.; Collector's Notes and Easton Press bookplate laid-in at front endpaper; handsome noir leather with gilt decorations to boards and spine; silk bookmark; gilt edges; fine hardcover; crisp; clean; bright..
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
octavo : A book whose page size is approximately 12 inches by 9 inches. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been cut into eight pages.
gilt : The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book. The edges of the text block, or an inlay in the front cover of the boards, for example.
bookplate : A device (often decorative) affixed to the book, usually on the endpapers, which designates ownership (or former ownership).
laid-in : something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper.
