Pablo De Segovia (the Spanish Sharper) by De Quevedo-Villegas, Francisco
- Bookseller: BookCollector.net
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 204680
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Fair
- Jacket condition: No Jacket
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1926
Description
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1926. Fair. Missing DJ Good-Edgewear. No Jacket8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Orange boards, brown spine, G-, edgewear on spine ends. Binding tight, interior pages clean, previous owner's name on fep and page 25. Stated as a "Blue Jade Library" book. Translated from Spanish, with an introduction by Henry Edward Watts. The satirical story of a 16th century Spanish vagabond depicted in unvarnished reality who never veers from his true character and the rogues and immoral street people with whom he travels. 272 pps. FC204680.. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket.
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.
jacket : Sometimes used as 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.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
G- : A term used to denote a condition a slight grade lesser than Good. Good is defined as "describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted." (Taken from AB Bookman's Weekly).
Fair : is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc. (which must be noted). Binding, jacket (if any), etc., may also be worn. All defects must be noted. (defined by AB Bookman's Weekly)
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