Life, History and Magic of the Cat
by Mery, Fernand. Translated by Emma Street
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
-
Cerrillos, New Mexico, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Madison Square/Grosset & Dunlap, 1968. Hardcover. Good/Fair. GOOD. Spine cocked, crown and heel lightly bumped, crown a bit pulled from weight of text block. Jacket FAIR only, with significant chipping and tears at edges and folds. 235 pp., illus. Size: 4to
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Details
- Bookseller
- Maya Jones Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 289589
- Title
- Life, History and Magic of the Cat
- Author
- Mery, Fernand. Translated by Emma Street
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Madison Square/Grosset & Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1968
- Bookseller catalogs
- Animals, Pets;
Terms of Sale
Maya Jones Books
Books are returnable if not as described.
About the Seller
Maya Jones Books
Biblio member since 2004
Cerrillos, New Mexico
About Maya Jones Books
Based in the Ortiz Mountains near the old mining towns of Madrid and Cerrillos New Mexico, we feature general stock with a specialty in Latin American art, history and archaeology. From early September until the end of July, please visit us at the El Museo Cultural Market in the Santa Fe Railyard District.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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....
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- 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...
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