- Bookseller: Lux Mentis, Booksellers
- Seller Inventory #: 1974
- Format: Hardcover
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Borzoi/Knopf
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1957
Book Description
New York: Borzoi/Knopf, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Light shelf wear, light age toning, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows moderate chipping, light shelf wear, spine lightly toned/sun faded, else bright and clean. Quarterbound, black cloth spine, blue paper boards, silver gilt lettering and decorative elements. 8vo. 242pp. By the author of "The Asphalt Jungle.
Not sure what some of these terms mean? Look it up in our glossary.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
DJ : Short for 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.
chipping : A defect in which small pieces missing from the edges.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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.
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.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
shelf wear : Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
