- Bookseller: Caliban Books ABAA-ILAB
- Seller Inventory #: 0060627
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Near Fine
- Edition: First edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Kenkyusha
- Place: Tokyo
- Date published: 1956
Book Description
Tokyo: Kenkyusha. 1956. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 1956, stated First Edition. 163 pp. Hardcover, cream cloth, 8vo. Illustrated in b&w. Near Fine copy in a Very Good+ dust jacket. A lovely copy. Covers are tight and clean. Previous owner's signature at fly leaf, otherwise a Fine copy. Clean, bright and unmarked contents. DJ shows light fading to spine and along edges; few shallow tears to corners. Else, crisp and complete.
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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.
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.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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.
crisp : A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp will not have 'well-read' pages, i.e., where the book will naturally open to certain pages or sections.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
