Doctor Johnson and Others by ROBERTS S.C
- Bookseller: Ming Books
(US)
- Seller Inventory #: us000116
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Fine
- Jacket condition: Good
- Edition: 1st
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Place: London
- Date published: 1958
Description
London: Cambridge University Press, 1958. Fine, in Very Good dj, hardback, first edition, dark green cloth boards with gilt title text to the spine, dj has slight wear to edges otherwise fine, pages bright, price unclipped.. 1st. Cloth. Fine/Good.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. DJ : Short 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 : The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book. The edges of the text block, or an inlay in the front cover of the boards, for example. Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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