- Seller Inventory #: 8336
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: VG/VG
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Doubleday & Company
- Place: Garden City , N.Y.
- Date published: 1963
- Keywords: 6311223, George Paloczi-Horvath, Non-fiction, Biography, Government, Chinese Communists, History, World History
Garden City , N.Y.: Doubleday & Company. VG/VG. 1963. Hardcover. 43, 49. 6311223 . Book is bound in black cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. It is clean, straight & tight. There is some wear on the upper edge, spine ends are bumped from shelving and the previous owner's name is stamped on the front endpage. Dust jacket is unclipped, bright and clean. It has a few edge tears that are internally mended, edge wear and rubbing. The story of Mao Tse-Tung. ; 9 1/2" x 6 1/2"; 393 pages .
rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually
used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding 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. Also known as the back.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
gilt : The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book. The edges of the text block, or an inlay in the front cover of the boards, for example.
bumped : Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light bending.
VG/VG : Very Good Condition book with a Very Good Condition dust jacket. Very Good Condition indicates a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or paper. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB Bookman's Weekly).
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
