"Norfleet" by Norfleet, J. Frank
- Bookseller: Corner-Stone Bookshop
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 100086
- Format: Decorative Cloth
- Book condition: Good
- Jacket condition: No Jacket
- Quantity available: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: White
- Date published: 1924
Description
White. Decorative Cloth. Signed copy of this rare piece of non-fiction. Autograph on frt. free endpaper. Actual experiences of a Texas Rancher's 30,000-mile transcontinental chase after five confidence men. Book in Good++ condition. Gilt title & illustration on cover & gilt on sp. Frontispiece is author's b/w photograph. Very tight copy. Back hinge slightly cracked. . Good. 1924.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
gilt : Decorative patterns imbedded into the affected portion of a book. Often appears on the boards or the spine, and may be very simple, to elegant, to ludicrous.
cracked : In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate, revealing the stitching or binding underneath.
frontispiece : A portrait or illustration on the page opposing the title page.
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).
hinge : The portion of a book near the spine that is intended to flex to allow the book to open.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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