Dando Shaft!
by Calhoun, Don
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good copy in very good(-), unclipped dust jacket. Shelf rubbing and soiling to jacket; sunned spine; well-loved jacket with
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Stein and Day, 1965. Hardcover. Very good copy in very good(-), unclipped dust jacket. Shelf rubbing and soiling to jacket; sunned spine; well-loved jacket with wear around the edges, corners and spine but in one, solid piece; boards are lightly soiled along the edges; pages are crisp, bright, clean and free of creases; binding is tight. in very good - dust-jacket. Octavo in blue and off white cloth boards in off white dust jacket; 190 p., 22 cm. In English.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 84259
- Title
- Dando Shaft!
- Author
- Calhoun, Don
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good copy in very good(-), unclipped dust jacket. Shelf rubbing and soiling to jacket; sunned spine; well-loved jacket with
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Stein and Day
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1965
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bibliope by Calvello Books
Biblio member since 2005
Oakland, California
About Bibliope by Calvello Books
Over thirty-five years experience in the used, out-of-print and rare book trades. Selling online since 1997. WWW.BIBLIOPE.COM (formerly Calvello Books)
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- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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