- Seller Inventory #: 5454
- Book condition: VG
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Macmillan
- Place: London
- Date published: 1905
- Pages: 80 pp.
- Keywords: Modern Firsts.
London : Macmillan , 1905 . First Edition . VG . 8VO . First Separate English Edition. Stewart # 303.Illustrated by F H Townsend with 15 tissue-guarded plates. Attractively bound in white cloth with gilt lettering and decorations. Covers are lightly soiled and spine darkened and book is slightly cocked. A very pleasing copy.
vg : Very Good condition. can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or paper. Any defects must be noted. (defined by AB Bookman's Weekly)
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.
cocked : Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not align when the book is lying flat. Severity may differ.
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.
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.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
