- Seller Inventory #: 007028
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Good
- Jacket condition: No Jacket
- Edition: Not Stated
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Dodd, Mead & Company
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1962
- Keywords: Sailing
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1962. Dodd, Mead, 1962. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. NOT an Ex-Library Book. Clean text, tight, black boards, some minor soiling and marks. Not Stated. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
jacket : Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Ex-library : A former library book, generally containing library acquisition and ownership stamped markings, and other typical indications of the library's 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.
soiling : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
