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BABELANDIA by Aguilera-Malta, Demetrio:
Description
Clifton, NJ: Humana Press, [1985].. Quarto. Cloth. Illustrated by George Bartko. First U.S. edition, translated by Peter Earle. Review copy with slip pasted to flyleaf, and with publisher's flyer laid in. About fine in dust jacket.
dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
quarto : A term used generally to describe the approximate size of a book, a book that is about 10" to 12" tall and roughly squarish in shape. The term is based on the size of paper traditionally used by book printers which has been folded and cut into 16 pages.
laid in : something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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