- Bookseller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
- Seller Inventory #: 9908
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: VG/VG
- Edition: No Additional Printings Noted
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Publishers
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1968
Book Description
New York Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Publishers 1968 Hardcover No Additional Printings Noted VG/VG Light gray velvet cloth spine and boards. Light bumping at the head and tail of the spine and at the tips of the corners. Light soiling on the front and rear boards. Blue endpapers. Miro frontis piece. Extensive collection of color plates exploring the breadth of the Dada and Surrealist movements, many protected with tissue inlays. 525 pages. Dust Jacket - has a fair amount of wrinkling on the spine and at the tips of the corners. Fair amount of soiling over all surfaces from handling over time.
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boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a 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.
bumping : Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light bending.
tail : The heel of the spine.
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.
soiling : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
VG/VG : Very Good Condition book with a Very Good Condition dust jacket. Very Good Condition indicates a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or paper. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB Bookman's Weekly).
Fair : is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc. (which must be noted). Binding, jacket (if any), etc., may also be worn. All defects must be noted. (defined by AB Bookman's Weekly)
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.
