- Seller Inventory #: 010331
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good
- Illustrator: Yohn, F. C.
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
- Place: Boston
- Date published: 1902
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1902. First Edition. Yellow cloth binding, black titles, 418 pp. Exquisite frontispiece, protective tissue, plus 5 plates, all in color, by F. C. Yohn. Boards soiled, spine sunned. Front hinge cracked. Very good.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Yohn, F. C.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
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.
cracked : In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate, revealing the stitching or binding underneath.
frontispiece : A portrait or illustration on the page opposing the title page.
sunned : The affected portion of the book has been discolored from exposure to the sun.
plates : Full page illustrations or photographs. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e., they are not sewn as parts of gatherings.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. 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 folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
soiled : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
hinge : The portion of a book near the spine that is intended to flex to allow the book to open.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
