- Bookseller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
- Seller Inventory #: 6654
- Format: Hardcover
- Edition: First UK edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Heinemann
- Place: London
- Date published: 1962
Book Description
London Heinemann 1962 Hardcover First UK edition 149pp. Octavo [20 cm] Black paper covered boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. Very good. The edges of the covers are gently bumped and rubbed. The edges of the text block are heavily foxed. The endsheets are mildly darkened and foxed. The dust jacket is in good condition only, with soiling. The spine is subtly faded. A small piece of the dust jacket's front panel near the top of the spine is missing. The loss measures 1 and 1/4 inches deep by 1/2 inch wide. This loss is surrounded by several closed tears. The longest tear measures 3 inches long. Lower corner of the front flap is clipped. The inside flaps are lightly foxed.
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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.
flap(s) : The portion of a dust jacket which folds around the edges of a book. Often has descriptive text printed on it.
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.
foxed : A discoloration to paper, brown and yellowish spots.
soiling : 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.
Closed tears : Tears in which no material has been lost.
