The Oak Apple (Dynasty 4) by HARROD-EAGLES Cynthia
- Bookseller: Ming Books
(US)
- Seller Inventory #: un99333
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Fine
- Jacket condition: Near Fine
- Edition: First Thus
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Macdonald
- Place: London & Edinburgh
- Date published: 1982
Description
London & Edinburgh: Macdonald, 1982. 403pp. Dj. sunned to spine. The fourth volume of the mighty Morland dynasty. No price on dj. - possibly export edition preceding UK pulication.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.
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.
sunned : The affected portion of the book has been discolored from exposure to the sun.
first thus : Indicates that this is not the first appearance of a book in print, but that this is the first appearance in a substantially different format than the true first edition. For example, a first illustrated edition of a book, or even a first paperback release of a book originally published in hard cover.
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.
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