The Confessions of a Rum-Runner by James Barbican
- Bookseller: Spirit Tomes and Treasures
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 000279
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good Plus
- Jacket condition: No Jacket
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Ives Washburn, Publisher
- Place: New York & Chicago, USA
- Date published: 1928
Description
New York & Chicago, USA: Ives Washburn, Publisher, 1928 FIRST EDITION. Personal account of adventure and smuggling on the high seas. Black cloth boards with orange lettering in very, very good condition for its age. Deckle edged side pages. Red dyed top edges. Slight rubbing on front, fading of spine. Pages have minor age toning. Fancy wallpapered end pages. VG+. No DJ. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tallx.
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.
DJ : Short for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
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
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.
12mo : An abbreviation for duodecimo, a book size describing a book which is approximately 7 by 4.5 inches.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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