New York: E.P. Dutton, 1938 Introduction by Zona Gale.277 pages.The head and tail of the backstrip are bent. The top edge of the text block isdiscolored from dust.The endpapers are discolored.The text is clean but not all of the page edges have been cut through.The spine of the jacket is sunned. the rear is lightly soiled. The edges are lightly worn. All in all a nice copy.

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Bookseller: Hastings of Coral Springs (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: poulsen1
Title: The Promise of Air
Author: Algernon Blackwood
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: New Edition
Publisher: E.P. Dutton
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1938
Keywords: SCIENCE FICTION
Bookseller catalogs: SCIENCE FICTION;
Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Tail: The heel of the spine.
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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....
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....
E.P.: The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after ...
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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...