- Bookseller: Caliban Books ABAA-ILAB
- Seller Inventory #: 0035736
- Format: Paperback
- Book condition: Very Good
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: U.S. Department of Health
- Place: Washington D.C.
- Date published: 1969
Book Description
Washington D.C.: U.S. Department of Health. 1969. Paperback. Very Good. Very Good book with no dust jacket. Minor bumping ato wraps. Text is very clean, bright and without markings. Strong, tight spine. Very clean copy. 210 pp. Large Octavo.
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wraps : The paper covering on the outside of a paperback.
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.
bumping : 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.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
