DESOLATION ISLAND
by O'Brian, Patrick, 1914-2000
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 081282590X
- ISBN 13
- 9780812825909
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Stein and Day, 1979. Hardcover. Octavo; G+/VG-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, blue with white print; DJ has toning to spine, else clean and bright; Boards quarter bound with black cloth to spine and blue paper to boards, slightly cocked spine, else clean and strong; Text block clean and tight but for penciled dates on rear endpaper; 276 pages. 1358238. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1358238
- Title
- DESOLATION ISLAND
- Author
- O'Brian, Patrick, 1914-2000
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 081282590X
- ISBN 13
- 9780812825909
- Publisher
- Stein and Day
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1979
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 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....
- 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...