Pillar of Salt: Gender, Memory, and the Perils of Looking Back by Haaken, Janice
- Bookseller: Old Goat Books
(CA)
- Seller Inventory #: 1011522
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: VG. Bump to upper spine edge. Rubbing to board extremities. Square, tight binding.
- Jacket condition: VG+. Felt-tip marking on back pricecode.
- Edition: 1st
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN 10: 0813525241
- ISBN 13: 9780813525242
- Publisher: Rutgers University Press
- Date published: 1998
- Pages: 332 pages.
- Size: 6.5 x 10 x 1 inches
- Weight: 1.65 pounds
Description
Rutgers University Press, 1998. 1st. Hardcover. VG. Bump to upper spine edge. Rubbing to board extremities. Square, tight binding. /VG+. Felt-tip marking on back pricecode.. Octavo. Black cloth boards. Alternative study of childhood sexual abuse and "false memory syndrome". Author is a Professor of Psychology at Portland State University. Heavy book may require more postage. Hardcover
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rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually
used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
vg : Very Good condition. can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or paper. Any defects must be noted. (defined by AB Bookman's Weekly)
octavo : A book whose page size is approximately 12 inches by 9 inches. 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 cut into eight pages.
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.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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