- Bookseller: Caliban Books ABAA-ILAB
- Seller Inventory #: ma004479
- Format: Paperback
- Book condition: Fine
- Edition: First Thus
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: University of California
- Place: Los Angeles
- Date published: 1986
Book Description
Los Angeles: University of California. 1986. First Thus. Paperback. Fine. Fine Condition Softcover: Slightest wear & soil to cover. All pages clean, crisp and unmarked . Tight spine. Pages: Not sequentially paginated, ca. 80 pages. . 8vo.
Not sure what some of these terms mean? Look it up in our glossary.
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.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
first thus : Indicates that this is not the first appearance of a book in print, but that this is the first appearance in a substantially different format than the true first edition. For example, a first illustrated edition of a book, or even a first paperback release of a book originally published in hard cover.
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.
crisp : A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp will not have 'well-read' pages, i.e., where the book will naturally open to certain pages or sections.
