Continent's End : A Collection of California Writing by Jackson, Joseph Henry
- Bookseller: West Seattle Books
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 017665
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good
- Jacket condition: No Jacket
- Edition: No Additional Printings Indicated
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Whittlesey House
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1944
Description
New York: Whittlesey House, 1944 Boards in very good condition, with some slight fading to the spine, and some slight rubbing to the lower edge. SIGNED by Jackson to the front endpaper. . No Additional Printings Indicated. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually
used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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
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.
endpaper : The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after printing. One side is glued to the inner portion of the boards (the paste-down) and the other is left loose (free endpaper).
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