- Bookseller: Caliban Books ABAA-ILAB
- Seller Inventory #: 0062270
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Near Fine
- Edition: First edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Privately Printed
- Date published: 1966
Book Description
Privately Printed. 1966. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Inscribed by the author at fly leaf. 1966. This is number 50 of 100 copies printed at the Lusher and Lusher Press, Hazleton, PA. Hardcover, red cloth, title label on spine and front board, 8vo. Near Fine copy in a Near Fine wax dust jacket. Labels show light fading; front cover label shows some staining. Mild foxing to upper-text-block; else, a Tight, clean and unmarked copy. DJ shows shallow tearing at spine ends.
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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.
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.
