The Forerunners by Petersen, Mark E. - 1st Edition Signed By Author
- Bookseller: Charter Oak Books
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 007PETER-0001
- Book condition: Near Very Good
- Jacket condition: Good
- Edition: 1st Edition/Stated 1st Printing
- Binding: Book
- ISBN 10: 0884943763
- ISBN 13: 9780884943761
- Publisher: Bookcraft
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
- Date published: 1979
- Pages: 145
Description
Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.: Bookcraft, 1979. Bookcraft, Salt Lake City, 1979. Signed by author on title page. (flat-signed -- that is, not inscribed to any person; only the author's signature appears) Book is in Near Very Good condition: 1/2-inch tear on side of spine; bumped corners; as an apparent publisher's error one page is slight out of alignment in signature; binding is tight and pages are clean; chip at top of front end pages. Dust jacket is in Good condition: 2 inch long chip on fold of rear flap; tears on rear flap; tear on front edge; rubbing; edge wear; not price-clipped.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition/Stated 1st Printing. Hard Copy. Near Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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.
title page : A page where the title of the book, the author's name and publication information usually appear.
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.
bumped : 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.
price-clipped : The portion of the dust jacket flap where the publisher prints the suggested price has been cut away. Usually this is a clean 1-2" diagonal cut made with scissors.
inscribed : a short note written by the author or a previous owner in the beginning of a book, generally accompanied by a signature.
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