The Mysterious Voyage of Captain Kidd by A.B.C. Whipple
- Bookseller: Tracy's Bookshop
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 35264
- Book condition: Acceptable
- Jacket condition: no DJ
- Quantity available: 1
- Illustrator: H.B. Vestal
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Random House
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1970
Description
#122-Last One in Landmark Series. Ex-Library Pictorial Hardcover, no DJ. CONDITION--Ex-Library: front endpaper removed-still has stamps & some labels. Tight binding; pages just lightly off-white but very clean with no tears & very few fingerprints or smudges; top & side edges of pages have age spotting. Spine is clear taped, bumping & fading in various places along edges, spine ends & corners; covers show some shelfwear. PICTURES AVAILABLE (So There's No Surprises Upon Receipt) US Tracking/Insurance Included.
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.
bumping : Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light bending.
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.
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).
shelfwear : Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
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