- Seller Inventory #: 5345
- Format: Hardcover; 1st Printing
- Book condition: VG+/VG+
- Edition: 1st Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Zondervan Publishing House
- Place: Grand Rapids, Mich
- Date published: 1969
- Keywords: 685832 LOC, James C. Hefley, Non-fiction, First Edition, War, Vietnam, Martyrs, Religion, Missionaries
Grand Rapids, Mich: Zondervan Publishing House. VG+/VG+. 1969. 1st Edition. Hardcover; 1st Printing. 43, 49, 52, 61. 685832 LOC . 1st edition/1st printing. Sub-title: Violence And Martyrdom In This Turbulent Age. Very good plus book (clean, straight & tight, red cloth binding with gilt printing; spine ends are lightly bumped from shelving and previous owner's name, address & date are written on the back of the front endpage). It is in a very good plus dust jacket (clean, bright & crisp, price intact; light edgewear at spine edges). From book....The dramatic story of the valiant missionary martyrs who have lived and died for Christ in war-torn Viet Nam. ; B&W Photographs; 8 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches; 208 pages .
dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
LOC : Library of Congress
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.
crisp : A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp will not have 'well-read' pages, i.e., where the book will naturally open to certain pages or sections.
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.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
