- Bookseller: Argosy Book Store
- Seller Inventory #: 150067
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: fine
- Jacket condition: fine
- Edition: First
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Knopf
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1971
Book Description
New York: Knopf, 1971. First. hardcover. fine/fine. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Knopf, 1971. First American Edition. Fine Presentation copy, inscribed on the title page.
Not sure what some of these terms mean? Look it up in our glossary.
title page : A page where the title of the book, the author's name and publication information usually appear.
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.
inscribed : a short note written by the author or a previous owner in the beginning of a book, generally accompanied by a signature.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
