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... gathering signed P , whereas P4 ( or sometimes P1 ) means the fourth leaf of the gathering signed P ; that the RECTO and VERSO of the leaf are dis- tinguished by some bibliographers as P4 and P4 " , by others as P4a and P4b ; that among ...
... gathering signed P , whereas P4 ( or sometimes P1 ) means the fourth leaf of the gathering signed P ; that the RECTO and VERSO of the leaf are dis- tinguished by some bibliographers as P4 and P4 " , by others as P4a and P4b ; that among ...
Page 103
... GATHERINGS A gathering ( or quire or section ) is the group of leaves formed after the printed sheet has been folded to the size of the book and before it is combined in proper order with its fellows for binding . The SHEET is the ...
... GATHERINGS A gathering ( or quire or section ) is the group of leaves formed after the printed sheet has been folded to the size of the book and before it is combined in proper order with its fellows for binding . The SHEET is the ...
Page 121
... GATHERING : as distinct from a single leaf INSET in a gathering though printed independently of it ; and even further distinct from some leaf like a binder's BLANK or inserted ADVERTISEMENT . E.g. ' lacking Q8 which , although it ...
... GATHERING : as distinct from a single leaf INSET in a gathering though printed independently of it ; and even further distinct from some leaf like a binder's BLANK or inserted ADVERTISEMENT . E.g. ' lacking Q8 which , although it ...
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19th century A. E. HOUSMAN advertisements American antiquarian booksellers auction AUTHORISED EDITION bibliographical binder blank leaves BLOCKBOOKS boards book-collecting books printed calf called CANCELS catalogue century books COLLATION collectors COLOPHON colour common commonly continued covers decoration described distinct dropped letter dust-jacket early edges EDITION-BINDING Encyclopædia Britannica endpaper English engraved errata slip examples facsimile folded folio FORE-EDGE FORE-EDGE PAINTING French GATHERING gilt half-title illustrations impression INCUNABULA inserted issued labels leaf loose manuscript margin MCKERROW means Michael Sadleir modern books MOROCCO normally nowadays number of copies occasionally octavo original pamphlets PAPER COPY PART-ISSUES plates printed books printer PRIVATE PRESS proofs publication published PUBLISHER'S CLOTH quarto QUIRES rare rarity RE-BACKED RE-CASED RE-JOINTED reprint Sadleir sections signed seldom sewn sheet SHORT-TITLE signature sometimes Sotheby's specialised spine Stanley Morison style tion title-page TRADE BINDING uncut usually variant vellum VERSO volume word wrappers