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JASON & MEDEIA. Signed by Gardner, John
- Bookseller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library
(CA)
- Seller Inventory #: 19789
- Format:
- Jacket condition: Dust Jacket Included
- Edition: 1st Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1973.
- Date published: 1973
Description
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1973., 1973 First Edition Signed by Gardner on the second free endpaper. A fine copy in the publisher's nubby beige cloth covered boards, decorative block inset on the front board, faux morocco tan label stamped gilt on the spine, top edge stained green, in a l ovely pictorial dustwrapper designed by Maxfield Parrish, showing just a hint of creasing on the top edge of the front panel. 8vo. 354 pp. An epic poem based on the Greek myth, imbued with Gardner's philosophical and political beliefs.. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
dustwrapper : Another term for 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.
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.
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.
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).
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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