- Bookseller: Caliban Books ABAA-ILAB
- Seller Inventory #: 0045370
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good +
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: The Reprint Society
- Place: London
- Date published: 1950
Book Description
London: The Reprint Society. 1950. Hardcover. Very Good +. 282 pp. A very good+ copy in red cloth binding. Corners gently bumped. Minor shelf wear to extremities and edge of spine. Dust jacket is good+ with some discoloration and soiling to back cover. Superficial tear to back cover, minimal text affected. Contents very clean with bright, unmarked text.
Not sure what some of these terms mean? Look it up in our glossary.
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.
reprint : Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
soiling : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
bumped : 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.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
shelf wear : Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
