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Narration of My Captivity among the Sioux Indians by Kelly, Fanny
- Bookseller: Second Glance Books
(US)
- Seller Inventory #: 003721
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good
- Jacket condition: Very Good
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN 10: 1568522444
- ISBN 13: 9781568522449
- Publisher: William S. Konecky Associates, Incorporated
- Place: Old Saybrook, Connecticut, U.S.A.
- Date published: 1999
Description
Old Saybrook, Connecticut, U.S.A.: William S. Konecky Associates, Incorporated, 1999 Very mild edge wear and rubbing to dj. Boards are clean and square with mild wear to edges. Spine ends a little soft. Pages bright and crisp. Binding tight and straight.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually
used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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.
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.
crisp : A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp will not have 'well-read' pages, i.e., where the book will naturally open to certain pages or sections.
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