- Bookseller: Antic Hay Books
- Seller Inventory #: 9700
- Book condition:
- Binding: Hardcover
- Date published: 1988
Book Description
1988. RICE, Anne. THE QUEEN OF THE DAMNED. NY: Knopf/ Ultramarine, 1988. 8vo., cloth & patterned boards, issued without dust jacket. Signed, Limited Edition of only 150 numbered copies. Third volume in the "Vampire Chronicles." An unusually small limitation for such a popular author. Fine condition.
Not sure what some of these terms mean? Look it up in our glossary.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
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.
A.N. : When used to describe the condition of a book refers to As New, "the book is in the same immaculate condition in which it was published. There can be no defects, no missing pages, no library stamps, etc., and the dust jacket (if it was issued with one) must be perfect without any tears," as defined by AB Bookman's Weekly
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
