A DESCRIPTION OF THE KINGDOM OF NEW SPAIN by O' Crowly, Pedro A
- Bookseller: Maxwell's Bookmark
(US)
- Seller Inventory #: 7779
- Format: Cloth
- Jacket condition: Very good in soiled & chipped dust jacket with darkened spine. Bookplate
- Edition: First edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: John Howell-Books
- Place: SF:
- Date published: 1972
Description
SF:: John Howell-Books, 1972. First edition. Cloth. Very good in soiled & chipped dust jacket with darkened spine. Bookplate. Illustrated throughout. Folding map in pocket attached to rear endpaper.
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.
chipped : A defect in which small pieces missing from the edges.
endpaper : The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after printing. One side is glued to the inner portion of the boards (the paste-down) and the other is left loose (free endpaper).
soiled : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
bookplate : A device (often decorative) affixed to the book, usually on the endpapers, which designates ownership (or former ownership).
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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