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The Peckster Professorship by Quincy, J.P
- Bookseller: Corner-Stone Bookshop
(US)
- Seller Inventory #: 240191
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good
- Quantity available: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin
Description
Houghton, Mifflin. Hardcover. An Episode in the History of Psychical Research. 1888. No dj. Pewter-blue cloth decorated cover w/gilt lettering on sp. Ex-library copy w/usual markings, pocket & date due slip. An owner's name on second page. Spine stained and faded. Solidly intact copy. . Very Good.
DJ : Short 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.
Ex-library : A former library book, generally containing library acquisition and ownership stamped markings, and other typical indications of the library's use.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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