The Train from Katanga by Smith, WIlbur
- Bookseller: Downtown Books & News
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 0701
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Fine
- Jacket condition: VG+
- Edition: 1st ed., 1st ptg. No addt'l ptg
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: NY: Viking Press
- Date published: 1965
- Subjects:
FICTION / General;
Description
NY: Viking Press, 1965. 1st ed., 1st ptg. No addt'l ptg. Hardcover. Fine/VG+. 8vo. 280pp. Pict. dj. Green cloth backed in black cloth. Dust jacket is slightly scuffed, moreso to the back cover, w/ edgewear to extremities, a few small chips, and three small closed tears to the bottom edge. All in all the dj. is in fantastic shape, unclipped and in Brodart. Slight bumping to tail, else fine. Wilbur Smith's scarce second book.
DJ : Short for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book. dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book. bumping : 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. tail : The heel of the spine. 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. Brodart : Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The name refers to the company by the same name which produces many book repair and archival products. Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. Closed tears : Tears in which no material has been lost.
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