- Bookseller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
- Seller Inventory #: 18101
- Format: Hardcover
- Edition: First edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Arkham House
- Place: Sauk City, WI
- Date published: 1960
Book Description
Sauk City, WI Arkham House 1960 Hardcover First edition 168pp. Duodecimo [19.5 cm] Black cloth with a gilt stamped title on the spine. Near fine condition. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown. The dust jacket is in near fine condition, with very light rubbing. From the jacket- "Greye La Spina is the author of over a hundred published serials, novelettes, one-act plays and short stories."
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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.
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.
gilt : The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book. The edges of the text block, or an inlay in the front cover of the boards, for example.
bookplate : A device (often decorative) affixed to the book, usually on the endpapers, which designates ownership (or former ownership).
pastedown : The paper glued to the inside cover of a hard cover book.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
