- Seller Inventory #: 11692
- Format: Hardcover in paper-wrapped boards.
- Book condition: Fine in fine dust jacket. As new.
- Edition: First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author on half title page. "
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons.
- Place: New York.
- Pages: 319 pp.
New York.: G. P. Putnam's Sons.. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author on half title page. "Hi Kay! Dick Francis.. Hardcover in paper-wrapped boards.. Fine in fine dust jacket. As new.. 8vo.. 1994. INSCRIBED by the author on half title page. "Hi Kay! Dick Francis." Featuring film-director Thomas Lyon the plot revolves around a dying man's confession.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
title page : A page where the title of the book, the author's name and publication information usually appear.
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.
half title : The leaf which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at times, the author's name and/or other information may appear.
inscribed : a short note written by the author or a previous owner in the beginning of a book, generally accompanied by a signature.
As New : "the book is in the same immaculate condition in which it was published. There can be no defects, no missing pages, no library stamps, etc., and the dust jacket (if it was issued with one) must be perfect without any tears." Condition definition from AB Bookman's Weekly.
