- Bookseller: Austin's Antiquarian Books
- Seller Inventory #: 7153
- Format: Octavo,
- Book condition: Good in like jacket. Very slight dampstaining. Inscribed by author. Corners lightly bumped. Jacket price-clipped and chipped
- Illustrator: Illustrated with photographs.
- Publisher: The Caxton Printers, Ltd.,
- Place: Caldwell,
- Date published: 1967.
Book Description
Caldwell,: The Caxton Printers, Ltd.,, 1967.. Octavo,. Good in like jacket. Very slight dampstaining. Inscribed by author. Corners lightly bumped. Jacket price-clipped and chipped. Rear panel soiled and damp stained. . Illustrated with photographs.. green cloth in dust jacket.
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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.
chipped : A defect in which small pieces missing from the edges.
soiled : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
bumped : Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light bending.
price-clipped : The portion of the dust jacket flap where the publisher prints the suggested price has been cut away. Usually this is a clean 1-2" diagonal cut made with scissors.
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.
