JAMES T. FARRELL: The Revolutionary Socialist Years by WALD, Alan M
- Bookseller: M. Kettner and Son, Booksellers
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 003886
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Near Fine
- Jacket condition: Very Good Plus
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN 10: 0814791794
- ISBN 13: 9780814791790
- Publisher: New York University
- Place: NY
- Date published: 1978
- Pages: 190
Description
NY: New York University, 1978. 190 pp. First edition. Red, cloth boards with gilt stamping on spine. 12 b/w photos. Short inscription and dated signature appear on front endpaper. Notes, bibliography, index. Upper text-edge and fore edge with light freckling. Dj: with light edge wear and minor rubbing - in protective glassine.. Inscribed and Signed By Author. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 6.25" x 9.25".
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually
used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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.
fore edge : The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. Depending on context, may refer to either the text edges, or the board edges.
gilt : Decorative patterns imbedded into the affected portion of a book. Often appears on the boards or the spine, and may be very simple, to elegant, to ludicrous.
endpaper : The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after printing. One side is glued to the inner portion of the boards (the paste-down) and the other is left loose (free endpaper).
inscribed : a short note written by the author or a previous owner in the beginning of a book, generally accompanied by a signature.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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