- Bookseller: Antic Hay Books
- Seller Inventory #: 27353
- Book condition:
- Binding: Hardcover
- Date published: 1963
Book Description
1963. DAWKINS, Cecil. THE QUIET ENEMY. NY: Atheneum, 1963. Sm. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation from Dawkins on the front endpaper. The Alabama author's first book, an acclaimed collection of stories, and rarely found signed or inscribed. Nr. fine (some light discloration cloth); few small chips (closed tear & bit of soiling) d/j.
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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.
endpaper : The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after printing. One side is glued to the inner portion of the boards (the paste-down) and the other is left loose (free endpaper).
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.
