- Bookseller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
- Seller Inventory #: 2117
- Format: Hardcover
- Edition: First edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1946
Book Description
New York Alfred A. Knopf 1946 Hardcover First edition SIGNED. 232pp. Octavo [19 cm] Red cloth covered boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. Book is very good. The edges of the covers are gently bumped and rubbed. The spine is subtly rolled. Dust jacket shows some wear at extremities and a few small closed tears. Subtly browned. Sharp copy of this western by the author of "The Postman Always Rings Twice." This copy has been inscribed by Cain in the year of publication.
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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.
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.
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.
Closed tears : Tears in which no material has been lost.
