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King and Emperor by Harrison, Harry; Holm, John
- Bookseller: All The Kings Books
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 40591
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good +
- Jacket condition: As New
- Edition: First Edition (stated)
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN 10: 031285692X
- ISBN 13: 9780312856922
- Publisher: Tor Books
- Place: New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date published: 1996
- Pages: 384
- Size: 6.25 x 9.75 x 1.25 inches
- Weight: 1.55 pounds
Description
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Tor Books, 1996 Book has light bumping on spine ends, light shelf wear on bottom edges and slight soiling on top page ends. Appears to be unread. Not a remainder. DJ is in protective mylar cover.. First Edition (stated). Hard Cover. Very Good +/As New. 8vo.
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.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. 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 folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
soiling : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
remainder : Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder mark.
shelf wear : Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
Book summary
A Norse-inflected alternate history of King Shef, who rules over England and Scandinavia, but thirsts to expand his empire with the addition of Spain, Byzantium and the Holy Roman Empire. Third in a trilogy.
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