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The Genuine Article by Guthrie, A. B
- Bookseller: Parnassian Books & Mysterious Prose, Inc.
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 003626
- Book condition: Fine
- Jacket condition: Near Fine
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN 10: 0395253616
- ISBN 13: 9780395253618
- Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co
- Place: Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
- Date published: 1977
- Pages: 180
Description
Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin Co, 1977. The book has a brown cloth cover with gold lettering on the spine,clean , crisp,tight binding with no markings. The dust jacket has very minor wear on the lower corners else, near fine.A lovely copy of this classic book.. First Edition. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback.
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.
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.
crisp : A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp will not have 'well-read' pages, i.e., where the book will naturally open to certain pages or sections.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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