- Bookseller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
- Seller Inventory #: 6427
- Format: Hardcover
- Edition: First edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
- Place: Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Date published: 1993
Book Description
Albuquerque, New Mexico University of New Mexico Press 1993 Hardcover First edition SIGNED. 288pp. Octavo [22 cm] Black cloth covered boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Signed by Dagoberto Gilb on the title page.
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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.
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.
title page : A page where the title of the book, the author's name and publication information usually appear.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
