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THE REBEL ANGELS by Davies, Robertson
- Bookseller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library
(CA)
- Seller Inventory #: 20959
- Format:
- Jacket condition: Dust Jacket Included
- Edition: 1st Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: New York: The Viking Press, (1982).
- Date published: 1982
Description
New York: The Viking Press, (1982)., 1982 First Edition of the first volume in Davies' acclaimed Cornish Trilogy, a Burgess 99 title. A near fine copy in 1/4 maroon cloth over gray paper covered boards, (previous owner's discreet ex-libris stamp to the front pastedown under the dustwrapper flap), gilt titles to the spine in a lovely bright, fresh, pictorial dustwrapper. 8vo. 326 pp.. 1st Edition. Hardcover.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
dustwrapper : 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.
gilt : Decorative patterns imbedded into the affected portion of a book. Often appears on the boards or the spine, and may be very simple, to elegant, to ludicrous.
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.
pastedown : The paper glued to the inside cover of a hard cover book.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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