HEROES AND HOBGOBLINS by De Camp, L. Sprague
- Bookseller: Books Maps Prints More
(US)
- Seller Inventory #: 2292
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Illustrator: Illustrated by Tim Kirk
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN 10: 093798633X
- ISBN 13: 9780937986332
- Publisher: Donald L. Grant
- Place: West Kingston, RI
- Date published: 1981
- Size: 7 x 9.25 x 0.75 inches
- Weight: 1.15 pounds
Description
West Kingston, RI: Donald L. Grant. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED Tight, bright, clean hardback book. Clipped dust jacket has tiny closed tear on rear of spine and faint rubbing on back panel. Appears to be unread. One of 1250 copies. Dramatic color plate illustration s by Kirk. In mylar jacket cover. ; 8vo; Signed by Author & Illustrator .
rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually
used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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.
plate : Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e., they are not sewn as parts of gatherings.
closed tear : A tear in which no material has been lost.
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