- Seller Inventory #: 9250
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: VG+/VG
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1944
- Keywords: D. W. Brogan, Non-fiction, History, American History, Politics, Psychology, Biographies
New York: Alfred A. Knopf. VG+/VG. 1944. Hardcover. 43, 53, 54, 61. The book is bound in blue cloth with gilt printing on the spine and is straight, clean and tight with the spine ends are lightly bumped and a previous owner's name and address neatly written on the rear pastedown. Otherwise no marks and no tears. The dustjacket is unclipped with a bit of edgewear, rubbing and a few small edge tears that are internally mended. What we are and why we are that way - an interpretation by a brilliant British scholar (from dustjacket). A nice copy! ; 8 3/4" x 5 3/4"; 167 pages .
rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually
used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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.
pastedown : The paper glued to the inside cover of a hard cover book.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
