- Bookseller: Antic Hay Books
- Seller Inventory #: 26460
- Book condition:
- Binding: Hardcover
- Date published: 1967
Book Description
1967. EDELMAN, Maurice. SHARK ISLAND. NY: Random House, [1967]. 8vo., cloth & boards in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation from Edleman to Fox television reporter Victor Riesel on front endpaper: "To Victor Riesel - with great admiration & regards. Maurice Edelman. 1967." Near fine (some rubbing lower edge); minor wear (price-clipped) d/j.
Not sure what some of these terms mean? Look it up in our glossary.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually
used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
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.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
