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The Desert King, a Life of Ibn Saud by Howarth, David
- Bookseller: Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 005964
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Near Fine
- Jacket condition: Near Fine
- Illustrator: Endpaper Map, 12 Pages Photos
- Edition: 2nd Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Librairie Du Liban
- Place: Beirut
- Date published: 1974
Description
Beirut: Librairie Du Liban, 1974. Still a fine biography of Ibn Saud. Dj has slight edgewear, no prior owner marks. A very clean copy. . 2nd Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Endpaper Map, 12 Pages Photos. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
DJ : Short for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
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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