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Unexplained Facts: Enigmas and Curiosities
by Rupert T. Gould
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 0517310813
- ISBN 13
- 9780517310816
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About This Item
Random House Value Publishing, 1980. Hardcover. Gould, Rupert T. : Unexplained Facts: Enigmas and Curiosities [originally titled Enigmas : Another Book of Unexplained Facts]. New York : Bell Publishing/Crown, 1980. Size is royal octavo (8vo), 9.25"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's black leatherette, gilt lettering imprinted to spine. Glossy color over black dj. Plain white endpapers. As with many reprints, numbering system is odd - 248 numbered pp, numbering starting at p 13, but preceded by only [8] pp; thus 248 numbered pp, but only 122 leaves. Nine chapters, several b&w photos/illus/maps, index. An assortment of the usual fascinating oddities - the Sphinx, prehistoric giant humanoids, the inexplicable 1893 destruction of the HMS Victoria, and so on. Good stuff. Condition notes: Pages tanned but clean, but no notes/highlighting. Spine slightly cocked but tight. Spine ends rolled. Moderate wear to dj, a single half inch tear (top front spine). We personally inspect every book we offer.
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- Title
- Unexplained Facts: Enigmas and Curiosities
- Author
- Rupert T. Gould
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0517310813
- ISBN 13
- 9780517310816
- Publisher
- Random House Value Publishing
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1980
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Furrowed Brow Books' goal is to offer an eclectic selection, while providing specialty offerings in Eastern Orthodoxy and Byzantine civilization, theology, Christian mysticism, science fiction/fantasy (Inklings emphasis), and military history.
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Dealer discount of 20%; we simply ask that you reciprocate with a discount of 20%.
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- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Rolled
- rolled spine or spine rolled. Damage to a book created by pressure to the spine making it fold or crease in the cover. Damage...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 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....
- Leaves
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