- Bookseller: Austin's Antiquarian Books
- Seller Inventory #: 7251
- Format: Octavo,
- Book condition: Good in good or better jacket. Light wear and soil. Sporadic foxing. Two by three darkened rectangle on title page, the resul
- Illustrator: Five illustrations including maps.
- Publisher: University of Nebraska Press,
- Place: Lincoln:
- Date published: (1965).
Book Description
Lincoln:: University of Nebraska Press,, (1965).. Octavo,. Good in good or better jacket. Light wear and soil. Sporadic foxing. Two by three darkened rectangle on title page, the result of some off-setting from a piece of paper laid in. Jacket lightly soiled. . Five illustrations including maps.. red cloth, gilt, 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.
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.
title page : A page where the title of the book, the author's name and publication information usually appear.
soiled : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
laid in : something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
