The Keep (1st Ed/1st Printing) by Egan, Jennifer
- Bookseller: EG Books
(US)
- Seller Inventory #: 000148
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: As New
- Jacket condition: As New
- Edition: 1st Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN 10: 1400043921
- ISBN 13: 9781400043927
- Publisher: Alfred A. Knoff
- Place: New York
- Date published: 2006
Description
New York: Alfred A. Knoff, 2006 First Edition/ First Printing. MINT!!! Unread Copy. Book is New in New DJ. The book is in excellent condition. The dust jacket is bright, unfaded, complete and unclipped. The book is square and the bindings are tight. There are no previous ownership writings. The boards are clean and the corners sharp. The pages are clean. The binding is tight - no cracked hinges. A beautiful copy protected with Brodart cover. . 1st Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 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.
dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
cracked : In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate, revealing the stitching or binding underneath.
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.
Brodart : Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The name refers to the company by the same name which produces many book repair and archival products.
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