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Eagle in Flames: The Fall of the Luftwaffe by Hooton, E. R
Description
Brockhampton Press, London. (1999). Reprint edition in Fine condition, pictorial paper covered boards, octavo, illustrated, 352 pages. VG+ pictorial DJ in a Brodart cover. ISBN 186019995X. .
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
DJ : Short 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.
ISBN : International Standard Book Number
reprint : Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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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