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Race
by BAKER, JOHN R
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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DUNEDIN, Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
Oxford University Press 1974. FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, xviii + 625pp, illus, VG (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light to moderate soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing with moderate soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing & wrinkling/soiling)
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- Bookseller
- Hard To Find Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 320273
- Title
- Race
- Author
- BAKER, JOHN R
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press 1974
- Keywords
- first editions zoology anthropology John R Baker biology history
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...