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THE NATURE OF A CRIME by Conrad, Joseph. (Hueffer, Ford Madox). Ford, Ford Madox
- Bookseller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library
(CA)
- Seller Inventory #: 27574
- Edition: 1st Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Duckworth
- Place: London
- Date published: 1924
Description
London: Duckworth, 1924 First Edition. A near fine copy in salmon cloth, gilt titles to the spine in a bright, fresh, dustwrapper slightly darkened at the spine with one tiny nick at the heel. Small octavo. 119 pp. . 1st Edition.
dustwrapper : Another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
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.
heel : The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
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.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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