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Wild Bill Hickok, Gunfighter by Joseph G. Rosa
- Bookseller: Blue Cat Books
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 1862
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: As New dj protected in mylar, head of spine lightly crunched. As New book
- Edition: Limited First
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN 10: 1572080000
- ISBN 13: 9781572080003
- Publisher: Early West, College Station, TX
- Date published: 2001
- Pages: 216
- Size: 6.25 x 9 x 0.75 inches
- Weight: 1.1 pounds
Description
Early West, College Station, TX, 2001. Limited First. Hardcover. As New dj protected in mylar, head of spine lightly crunched. As New book. Limited to 1,000 copies. SIGNATURE of author tipped onto ffep verso. Index, biblio, b/w photos, maps. 4to, orange cloth. ISBN 1-57208-000-0.
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.
verso : The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
4to : Or quarto. A term used generally to describe the approximate size of a book, a book that is about 10" to 12" tall and roughly squarish in shape. The term is based on the size of paper traditionally used by book printers which has been folded and cut into 16 pages.
ffep : Front free endpaper. Generally, the first page of a book.
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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