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NAVAL HISTORY OF TREASURE ISLAND. Ed ited by EA McDevitt by McDevitt, E.A. (Editor)
- Bookseller: Maxwell's Bookmark
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 8390
- Format: Two piece binding with silver foil spine and printed paper over boards
- Jacket condition: Exterior hinges cracked, corners bumped, else good. Scarce. No jacket
- Edition: 1st Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: US Naval Training and Distribution Center
- Place: Treasure Island:
- Date published: 1946
Description
Treasure Island:: US Naval Training and Distribution Center, 1946. 1st Edition. Two piece binding with silver foil spine and printed paper over boards. Exterior hinges cracked, corners bumped, else good. Scarce. No jacket. Color and black & white illustrations and photographs throughout.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound 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.
cracked : In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate, revealing the stitching or binding underneath.
bumped : Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light bending.
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