The Pagoda Tree by Mather, Berkley
- Bookseller: Old Goat Books
 (CA)
- Seller Inventory #: 1010989
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: VG. Stain to outer paper block. Minor shelf wear. Boards and block square.
- Jacket condition: VG. Tear and crease to upper front DJ, tear to back DJ. Minor shelf wear. Boards and block square.
- Edition: 1st
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN 10: 0002224100
- ISBN 13: 9780002224109
- Publisher: Collins
- Date published: 1979
- Pages: 322 pages.
Description
Collins, 1979. 1st. Hardcover. VG. Stain to outer paper block. Minor shelf wear. Boards and block square./VG. Tear and crease to upper front DJ, tear to back DJ. Minor shelf wear. Boards and block square.. Octavo. Cream cloth boards. Historical tale of two brothers in China during the Opium War in the 1850's. Heavy book may require more postage. Hardcover
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
DJ : Short for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
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.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
shelf wear : Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
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