The Origins of the English People by Beram Saklatvala
- Bookseller: Spirit Tomes and Treasures
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 000275
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Near Fine
- Jacket condition: Near Fine
- Illustrator: Lynn Binder
- Edition: First USA Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN 10: 1566190622
- ISBN 13: 9781566190626
- Publisher: Barnes & Noble Books
- Place: New York & Chicago, USA
- Date published: 1992
Description
New York & Chicago, USA: Barnes & Noble Books , 1992 A history of the successive invasion of nations that has gradually merged into the English people. Sandy paper hardcover with black cloth backstrip with gilt lettering on spine. NF with slight soiling and yellowing of top edge. DJ is also NF with yellowing of top edge an slight toning of bottom edge. Inside front bottom flap corner folded. . First USA Edition. Half-Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Lynn Binder. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
DJ : Short for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
NF : Near fine condition
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 : 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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