I Live Again by Rowan, Arthur
- Bookseller: Aucott & Thomas
(GB)
- Seller Inventory #: 2088
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Good with no dust jacket
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Robert Hale
- Date published: 1938
Description
Robert Hale. Good with no dust jacket 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Blue cloth, rubbed at corners, gilt faded on spine titles, name/address on front endpaper, o/w clean & tight, all plates present. RAF, India, big game hunting interest. No dustjacket. .
dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
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.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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.
plates : Full page illustrations or photographs. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e., they are not sewn as parts of gatherings.
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).
o/w : An abbreviation for otherwise
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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