- Seller Inventory #: EC27907BB
- Format: Paperback
- Book condition: Near Fine
- Jacket condition: No Jacket as Issued
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur
- Place: New York
- Date published: 2007
- Keywords: FICTION MYSTERY DETECTIVE HARD-BOILED ADVANCE UNCORRECTED PROOF ARC
New York: St. Martin's Minotaur, 2007. BT5 - An advance uncorrected proof trade paperback in near fine condition that has some bumped corners and light shelf wear. 8.25"x5.5", 226 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).
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
trade paperback : Often used to indicate any paperback book that is somewhat larger than a mass-market paperback.
reading copy : Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage.
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.
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.
uncorrected proof : Released prior to the general release, and prior to final editing, generally plainly bound and distributed for promotional purposes.
shelf wear : Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.