The Eagle's Gift by Castaneda, Carlos
- Bookseller: Athena's Book Shop
(US)
- Seller Inventory #: 011549
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Near Fine
- Jacket condition: Very Good Plus
- Edition: First Printing
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN 10: 0671230875
- ISBN 13: 9780671230876
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- Place: Riverside, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Date published: 1983
Description
Riverside, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 1983. Book is very sharp, very slightly rubbed at extremities with remainder stamp on bottom edge else clean, straight and tight. Dustjacket is severely price-clipped but bright and now in acid-free Brodart. Free tracking number within the U.S.. First Printing. Cloth w/boards. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 12 inches by 9 inches. 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.
remainder : Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder mark.
price-clipped : The portion of the dust jacket flap where the publisher prints the suggested price has been cut away. Usually this is a clean 1-2" diagonal cut made with scissors.
Brodart : Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The name refers to the company by the same name which produces many book repair and archival products.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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