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The Mysteries of Sex: Women Who Posed as Men and Men Who Impersonated Women by C.J.S. Thompson
- Bookseller: Blue Cat Books
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 2285
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Good Plus dj protected in mylar, rubbed at folds, closed tear and creasing at spine ends, small are of loss at top outside corne
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN 10: 0883650290
- ISBN 13: 9780883650295
- Publisher: Causeway Books, New York
- Date published: 1974
- Pages: 256
Description
Causeway Books, New York, 1974. Hardcover. Good Plus dj protected in mylar, rubbed at folds, closed tear and creasing at spine ends, small are of loss at top outside corner of back panel. Fine book. B/w illustrations. 8vo, beige cloth. ISBN 0-88365-029-1.
DJ : Short for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
ISBN : International Standard Book Number
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.
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.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
closed tear : A tear in which no material has been lost.
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