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Harrah's Automobile Collection by Batchelor, Dean
- Bookseller: NORM JOHNSON, BOOKSELLER
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 103191
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: As New in As New dust jacket
- Edition: First Edition; Second Printing
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN 10: 0917473000
- ISBN 13: 9780917473005
- Publisher: Motorbooks International
- Place: Osceola, WI
- Date published: 1985
Description
Osceola, WI: Motorbooks International. As New in As New dust jacket 1985. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. Immaculate gray hardcover with gilt lettering, book and DJ appear unread. Book contents are tight, bright and clean, free of any internal markings or personalizations. In pristine gift condition. All books to US destinations include free tracking and are securely packaged to avoid damage. The DJ is protected by a Brodart mylar sleeve. Not ex-library, not a book club, not a remainder. ; 11 1/4" H X 9" W; 256 pages .
DJ : Short for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Ex-library : A former library book, generally containing library acquisition and ownership stamped markings, and other typical indications of the library's 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.
remainder : Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder mark.
As New : "the book is in the same immaculate condition in which it was published. There can be no defects, no missing pages, no library stamps, etc., and the dust jacket (if it was issued with one) must be perfect without any tears." Condition definition from AB Bookman's Weekly.
Brodart : Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The name refers to the company by the same name which produces many book repair and archival products.
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