BOOK DATA. SPANISH
Qualification: The Most Holy Face of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
Issue: Religion
Author: P. Rafael Esplá
Language: Spanish.
Epoch: Year 1919
Edition: First.
Amount: Unknown.
Editor: A stranger.
Printer: Widow Press of Luis Esplá
isbn: Does not have
Measures:Length 20.4 cm.
Width 13.7 cm.
Thick 1 cm.
pages:Text 82. Contains 15 black and white photographs
Weight: 145 gr.
Quality: Sewn binding of regular execution.
Low quality medium thick paper.
Fair quality soft covers.
Conservation: Regular.
Description of the content:
- Curious book The Most Holy Face of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Historical review of the relic of the Most Holy Face of Our Lord Jesus Christ, which is venerated in the Monastery of Santa Verónica, Alicante.
- Originally, the book contained onion paper that covered each one of the photographs, but it seems that in this volume they were removed so that the photographs would remain rust-free, since this type of paper normally attracts moisture, and therefore Therefore, it can easily rust.
-Original copy of the year 1919.
Parts of the Content:
- Single volume. Copy in Spanish, with the full text.
- Sheet of respect. portadilla. Ordinary license. Preliminary warning. Photograph of the face of Jesus. Content of eight paragraphs. Index. Legal page. Respect sheet.
- The photographs are outside the text.
Book Description:
- Regular sewn binding, with guillotined cuts from the First Half of the 20th century.
- The Text and the Illustrations in monocolor printing in black, very good ink, well centered and with good margins.
- Book printed on toasted paper, medium thickness and regular quality.
- Binding in semi-rigid cover of editorial cardboard.
- The Cover has the title stamped in garnet. It lacks dust jackets.
Conservation and damage:
- General Condition: Regular, very tired.
- Bound sewn in a bad state.
- Cuts dotted with fine specks of rust, slightly deteriorated, with some dirt and minimal scratches.
- The Sheets are in good condition, except for some of them that have rust spots.
- Among the 15 photographs, rust stains affect the image in only three of them, the rest are in good condition.
- The pages have slightly darkened at the edges due to time. The tips are damaged with slight creases and bends.
- The Book has the pages, both at its edges and its central parts, with damage and scratches, slight folds and folds, dirt, stains, rust and humidity marks.
- Spine broken and fatigued.
- The Book presents the typical wear of its time.
Comments:
- Both the Measurements and the Weight are approximate.
- Very interesting as a collector's item and as a decorative element.
- The color tones in the photos are not the same as the actual color tones.
- The Book for sale is the one that corresponds to the photos. The description is not a detailed exposition thereof.
- The data provided here are unverified personal opinions.
BOOK DATA. ENGLISH.
Title: The Most Holy Face of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
theme: Religion
author: P. Rafael Esplá
language: Spanish.
Period: Year 1919
Edition:First.
Quantity:Unknown.
Publisher:Unknown.
Printer: Widow Press of Luis Esplá
isbn: None
measurements: Length 20.4 cm.
Width 13.7 cm.
Thickness 1 cm.
pages:Text 82. Contains 15 black and white photographs.
Weight: 145 gr.
Quality: Sewn binding of regular execution.
Medium thick paper of poor quality.
Regular quality soft covers.
condition: Regular.
Description of contents:
- Curious book The Most Holy Face of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Historical review of the relic of the Holy Face of Our Lord Jesus Christ, which is venerated in the Monastery of Santa Veronica, Alicante.
- Originally, the book contained onion paper that covered each of the photographs, but it seems that in this volume they were removed so that the photographs would remain rust-free, as normally this type of paper attracts humidity, and therefore, it can rust easily.
-Original example from 1919.
Parts of the contents:
- Single volume. Spanish copy, with the complete text.
- Respect leaf. Title page. License of the Ordinary. Preliminary warning. Photograph of the face of Jesus. Contents of eight paragraphs. Table of contents. Legal page. Respect leaf.
- Photographs are out of text.
Description of the book:
- Sewn binding of regular execution, with guillotined cuts from the First Half of the 20th Century.
- Text and illustrations in single-colour printing in black, very good ink, well centered and with good margins.
- Book printed on tan paper, of medium thickness and regular quality.
- Semi-hard cover binding in publisher's cardboard.
- The cover is stamped with the title in maroon. No dust jacket.
Conservation and damage:
- General condition: Fair, very worn.
- Sewn binding in poor condition.
- Cuts splashed with fine specks of rust, slightly deteriorated, with some soiling and minimal rubbing.
- The pages are in good condition, with the exception of some of them with rust stains.
- Among the 15 photographs, only three of them have rust stains affecting the image, the rest are in good condition.
- The pages are slightly darkened on the edges due to age. The tips are deteriorated with light creases and folds.
- The book has pages, both at the edges and in the central parts, with deterioration and rubbing, light creases and folds, soiling, stains, rust marks and dampness.
- Spine torn and fatigued.
- Book shows wear and tear typical of its age.
comments:
- Both the Measurements, as well as the Weight, are approximate.
- Very interesting as a collector's item and as a decorative element.
- The tones of the colors in the photos are not the same as the tones of the real colours.
- The Book for sale is the one that corresponds to the photos. The description is not a detailed exposition of the book.
- The data provided here are personal opinions not contrasted.