The Killing of SS Obergruppenfuhrer Reinhard Heydrich by MacDonald, Callum
Description
The Free Press, New York. (1989). Book Club edition in Fine condition, black linen backed with black paper covered boards, octavo, illustrated, former owner's name and blindstamp to front free endpaper and half-title page, viii+239 pages. Fine pictorial clipped DJ in a Brodart cover. ISBN 0029195616. .
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
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.
front free endpaper : The portion of the endpaper which is left loose after binding. The first loose page upon opening a book. It may be plain or decorative.
blindstamp : An indentation deliberately placed on the board of a book. Often indicates a book club 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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