- Bookseller: Lux Mentis, Booksellers
- Seller Inventory #: 1100
- Format: Hardcover
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Knopf
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1989
Book Description
New York: Knopf, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Top and bottome of boards very lightly sun touched, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows light shelf/edge wear, crease at rear flap, else bright and clean. Quarter-bound, burgundy cloth spine, green paper boards, gilt lettering. 8vo. 718pp. Author's first book. First printing of 50,000. Winner of the Sue Kaufman Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and a New York Times notable book of 1989.
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.
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.
