- Seller Inventory #: 009575
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Near Fine
- Edition: Early Reprint
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: J. M. Dent
- Place: London
- Date published: 1919
London: J. M. Dent, 1919. Early reprint (1906, first Dent edition). Green cloth with gilt titles and decoration to spine. Fabric endpapers. Double engraved title page in art nouveau style. 318 pp. Flat back. Pristine except for two stray marks, one on the half title, the other on the blank page opposite the last page. Near fine.. Early Reprint. Cloth. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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. Also known as the back.
reprint : Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
12mo : An abbreviation for duodecimo, a book size describing a book which is approximately 7 by 4.5 inches.
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.
title page : A page where the title of the book, the author's name and publication information usually appear.
half title : The leaf which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at times, the author's name and/or other information may appear.
endpapers : The first and last two pages (verso and recto) from the front and back of a book.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
