Mysterious Gunfighter: The Story of Dave Mather by Jack DeMattos
- Bookseller: Blue Cat Books
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 1885
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: As New dj protected in mylar. As New book
- Edition: First
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN 10: 0932702953
- ISBN 13: 9780932702951
- Publisher: Early West Publishing Co., College Station, TX
- Date published: 1992
- Pages: 191
Description
Early West Publishing Co., College Station, TX, 1992. First. Hardcover. As New dj protected in mylar. As New book. INSCRIBED by the author ffep verso. Limited to 1,500 copies. Index, biblio, genealogy, b/w photos, maps and illustrations. 8vo, orange cloth. ISBN 0-932702-95-3.
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
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.
verso : The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
ffep : Front free endpaper. Generally, the first page of a book.
inscribed : a short note written by the author or a previous owner in the beginning of a book, generally accompanied by a signature.
As New : "the book is in the same immaculate condition in which it was published. There can be no defects, no missing pages, no library stamps, etc., and the dust jacket (if it was issued with one) must be perfect without any tears." Condition definition from AB Bookman's Weekly.
Biblio : The Greek root for a variety of words referring to the book, such as bibliography, bibliomania, etc. Also, one of the world's largest internet book search services.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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