- Bookseller: Lux Mentis, Booksellers
- Seller Inventory #: 6022
- Format: Hardcover
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Diogenes Verlag
- Place: Zurich
- Date published: 1985
Book Description
Zurich: Diogenes Verlag, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ bright and clean. Custom archival slipcase with matching sleeve, black leather spine on sleeve, gilt lettering. Green cloth board, black ink label, gilt lettering, pictoral endpages. 12mo. 320pp. Text in German. An "As New" copy in a custom archival slipcase.
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DJ : Short for 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.
12mo : An abbreviation for duodecimo, a book size describing a book which is approximately 7 by 4.5 inches.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
gilt : The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book. The edges of the text block, or an inlay in the front cover of the boards, for example.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
