- Seller Inventory #: 13491
- Format: Softcover
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: Cesar Monsalve
- Place: Los Angeles
- Date published: 1987
- Keywords: Poetry. Latin American poets - anthology. Jose Saldana. Hector Mas.
Los Angeles: Cesar Monsalve, 1987. First edition. Softcover. Softcover. 8vo. Limited edition of 1000. SIGNED and inscribed on front endpapers by three contributors: Mario Tulio Aiffhan, Jesus Santana, and Carlota Lopez Cuartas de Monsalve. Other contributors have signed by their names inside the book. Book is in VG condition; two corners are creased, edges of covers are rubbed and there is a long reader's crease to spine. There are two small tears to outside edge. A tight, crisp copy. Text is in Spanish. 284 pp. including index.
vg : Very Good condition. can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or paper. Any defects must be noted. (defined by AB Bookman's Weekly)
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. Also known as the back.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
crisp : A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp will not have 'well-read' pages, i.e., where the book will naturally open to certain pages or sections.
inscribed : a short note written by the author or a previous owner in the beginning of a book, generally accompanied by a signature.
endpapers : The first and last two pages (verso and recto) from the front and back of a book.
