- Bookseller: Brattle Book Shop
- Seller Inventory #: 19583
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: 2
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: London (Bombay & Sydney): George G. Harrap & Co.
- Date published: 1934
Book Description
London (Bombay & Sydney): George G. Harrap & Co.. 1934. hardcover. 2. Hardcover. 8vo. Maroon cloth with cream dust jacket. Top edges gilt. First edition, second printing. Some tanning, light soiling and edgewear to dj. Light tanning to pages. Else, clean and sound. Very Good +. . Britain & Ireland
Not sure what some of these terms mean? Look it up in our glossary.
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.
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.
soiling : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
