Glory of the Seas
by Mjelde, Michael Jay
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Good/Poor
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Wesleyan Univ Press, 1970. Hardcover. Good/Poor. Signed & inscribed by author on title page. A Good copy in a Poor dustjacket. DJ has shelfwear, severe edgewear, chipping to all edgewar, rubbing, wear, smudges & stains, a piece missing from the bottom of the front cover near the spine, toning, liquid stains on spine, inexpert repair with scotch tape along the entire top edge, and has been price clipped. Book has edgewear, shelfwear to covers, bumpe corners, smudges & stains to edges of text block, and foxing to edges of text block. Interior is tight, clean, and unmarked. 8vo. - over 7¾' - 9¾'.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Arundel Books of Seattle
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 609789
- Title
- Glory of the Seas
- Author
- Mjelde, Michael Jay
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Wesleyan Univ Press
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- WHAR.763, , , , , , , ,
Terms of Sale
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7-day return only if not as described (you must notify us immediately on upon receipt of any problem). We pack carefully.
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Arundel Books of Seattle
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Seattle, Washington
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Glossary
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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...
- 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...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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.
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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....
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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