The Jackal's Head
by Peters, Elizabeth
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Meredith Press, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Stated First Edition. A Good copy in a Good dustjacket. DJ has shelfwear, edgewear, bumped corners, waviness (possible liquid damage?), rubbing, toning, a 3/4' tear to the top of the spine, foxing, and has been price clipped. Book has edgewear, shelfwear to covers, toning to pages, smudges to edges of text block, waviness to the first 60 of so pages, a slightly cocked spine, and foxing to pages. Interior is tight, clean, and unmarked. 8vo. - over 7¾' - 9¾'.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Arundel Books of Seattle
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 609702
- Title
- The Jackal's Head
- Author
- Peters, Elizabeth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Meredith Press
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
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Terms of Sale
Arundel Books of Seattle
7-day return only if not as described (you must notify us immediately on upon receipt of any problem). We pack carefully.
About the Seller
Arundel Books of Seattle
Biblio member since 2005
Seattle, Washington
About Arundel Books of Seattle
Arundel Books stunning new store is located in Seattle's historic Pioneer Square, and has an eclectic stock that will satisfy both the avid reader and discriminating collector.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- 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...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
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