The Flame in the Dark by Bonallack, Basil
- Bookseller: JD Szazdi Books
(US)
- Seller Inventory #: 000403
- Format: Cloth
- Book condition: Very Good
- Jacket condition: Fair
- Quantity available: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: St. Martin's Press
- Place: New York, NY
- Date published: 1976
Description
New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, 1976. Cloth. Very Good/Fair. Blue cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. Spine caps and corners are rubbed. Top edge is soiled. Book is slightly rolled. Pages are clean and tight. Dust jacket is shelf worn, rubbed and some creases. Edges of dust jacket have small tears, chips, and rubs. Back of jacket has 1 1/4" closed tear. Dust jacket is now in a protective clear cover (removable). ** "Alfred, Prince of Wessex, was barely nineteen when the invading armies of the Northmen swept across England. Yet only three years later he led the Saxon advance in the famous victory of Ashdown and, shortly afterwards, in a dark hour of defeat, succeeded his brother as King." 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
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.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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.
soiled : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
shelf worn : Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
closed tear : A tear in which no material has been lost.
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