- Bookseller: Caliban Books ABAA-ILAB
- Seller Inventory #: 0033984
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good +
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Hutchinson
- Place: London
- Date published: 1962
Book Description
London: Hutchinson. 1962. Hardcover. Very Good +. Black cloth hard back with maroon jacket. Jacket has some soiling and light rubbing, with sunning along spine. Inside, pages are clean with text unmarked. With B&W illustrations. Octavo.
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rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually
used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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.
soiling : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
