The Eagle's Gift by Castaneda, Carlos
- Bookseller: The Book Shed
(US)
- Seller Inventory #: 010622
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: VG-
- Jacket condition: VG-
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN 10: 0671230875
- ISBN 13: 9780671230876
- Publisher: Simon and Schuster
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1983
Description
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1983 wear to tips, corners and edges of book and jacket, remainder stamp. The sixth Don Juan book.. First Edition. Cloth. VG-/VG-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover.
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
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.
remainder : Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder mark.
VG-/VG- : A book in slightly less than Very Good Condition with a dust jacket that is in slightly less than Very Good Condition. Very Good Condition indicates a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or paper. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB Bookman's Weekly).
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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