- Bookseller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
- Seller Inventory #: 9257
- Format: Hardcover
- Edition: First edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Delacorte Press
- Place: New York
- Date published: June, 1988
Book Description
New York Delacorte Press June, 1988 Hardcover First edition 302pp. Octavo. 1/2 black cloth over teal boards. Bibliography. Very good/ Near fine. Spine of jacket lightly sunned. Minor rubbing to corners of jacket. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Second published collection of nature essays from the award winning journalist and naturalist.
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boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
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.
title page : A page where the title of the book, the author's name and publication information usually appear.
sunned : The affected portion of the book has been discolored from exposure to the sun.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
