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The Genuine Article by Guthrie, A. B
- Bookseller: Charing Cross Road Booksellers
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 950000028
- Edition: First American Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN 10: 0395253616
- ISBN 13: 9780395253618
- Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
- Place: Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
- Date published: 1977
- Pages: 180
Description
Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin, 1977. First American Edition, HB, VG+/VG, 8vo, brown cloth boards with gold gilt lettering to front board as well as to spine. Book is tight, minor bumping to heel and head of spine as well as to corners, light soiling to front board as well as to inside, front, fixed and free end pages. DJ is mylar wrapped, minor bumping to heel and head of spine as well as to corners, light soiling to back panel as well as to front, inside flap. 180 pages. Great reading copy.. ISBN: 0395253616. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
DJ : Short for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
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.
reading copy : Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage.
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.
heel : The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
gilt : Decorative patterns imbedded into the affected portion of a book. Often appears on the boards or the spine, and may be very simple, to elegant, to ludicrous.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. 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 folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
soiling : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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