- Seller Inventory #: 5198
- Format: Hardcover; 1st Printing
- Book condition: VG/VG
- Edition: 1st Thus US Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Hutchinson of London
- Place: London
- Date published: 1963
- Keywords: Alan Houghton Brodrick, Non-fiction, Biography, The Abbe Breuil, Prehistory, History
London: Hutchinson of London. VG/VG. 1963. 1st Thus US Edition. Hardcover; 1st Printing. 41, 43, 49. The book is clean, straight & tight bound in a black cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine. The corners are lightly bumped as are the spine ends, and front pastedown has a slight wrinkle along the spine gutter. The dustjacket is price intact, clean and bright with slight edgewear, mostly at the spine edges and corners, and there is a small piece of material missing from the front upper fold. A biography of The Abbe Breuil 1877-1961. During his long career, not ending until his death, most of the problems - and most of the discoveries - in prehistory were submitted to him and he never failed to illuminate the evidence before him (from dustjacket). ; B&W Photographs; 8 1/2" x 5"; 256 pages .
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.
gutter : The inside margin of a book, the edge of the pages nearing the binding.
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.
VG/VG : Very Good Condition book with a Very Good Condition dust jacket. Very Good Condition indicates a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or paper. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB Bookman's Weekly).
pastedown : The paper glued to the inside cover of a hard cover book.
1st thus : Indicates that this is not the first appearance of a book in print, but that this is the first appearance in a substantially different format than the true first edition. For example, a first illustrated edition of a book, or even a first paperback release of a book originally published in hard cover.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
