- Bookseller: Austin's Antiquarian Books
- Seller Inventory #: 7524
- Format: Octavo,
- Book condition: Good or better in like jacket. Faint soiling of boards and spine. Jacket lighlty edgeworn and soiled, with one inch closed tea
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Hill and Wang,
- Place: New York:
- Date published: (1963).
Book Description
New York: : Hill and Wang,, (1963).. First edition. . Octavo,. Good or better in like jacket. Faint soiling of boards and spine. Jacket lighlty edgeworn and soiled, with one inch closed tear in rear panel. . red cloth, gilt, in dust jacket.
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boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
jacket : Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book
octavo : A book whose page size is approximately 12 inches by 9 inches. 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 cut into eight pages.
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.
soiling : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
soiled : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
closed tear : A tear in which no material has been lost.
