Devils and Demons by Kaye, Marvin
Description
New York: Dorset Press. Very Good/Very Good. 1991. Hard Cover. 0880296623 Book Club Edition Tight spine, clean copy. Previous owner's name and date on ep. Tan boards with black spine, gilt lettering, edges slightly rubbed. DJ - minor shelfwear, no chips or tears. A treasury of fiendish tales old and new. 586 Pgs.. Keywords: HORROR, TALES, FICTION.
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.
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.
book club edition : A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the overall quality of the book's materials is lower than the same book as printed by a traditional publishing house.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
gilt : The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book. The edges of the text block, or an inlay in the front cover of the boards, for example.
ep : When used to describe a book, the endpaper(s), The first and last two pages (verso and recto) from the front and back of a book.
shelfwear : Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
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