- Bookseller: Antic Hay Books
- Seller Inventory #: 1946
- Book condition:
- Binding: Hardcover
- Date published: 1966
Book Description
1966. NABOKOV, Vladimir. THE WALTZ INVENTION. Translated from the Russian by Dmitri Nabokov. [NY]: Phaedra, 1966. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition, in the earliest (pink) d/j. This copy has white endpapers. Near fine (top edge bumped); tiny nick & tear d/j.
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.
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.
endpapers : The first and last two pages (verso and recto) from the front and back of a book.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
