- Seller Inventory #: 4107
- Format: Hardcover; 1st Printing
- Book condition: F/VG+
- Edition: 1st Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1956
- Keywords: 565768, Peter Abrahams, Novel, Fiction, First Edition, Romance, Adventure, Africa
New York: Alfred A. Knopf. F/VG+. 1956. 1st Edition. Hardcover; 1st Printing. 21. 565768 . 1st edition/1st printing. Fine book (black cloth, illustrated binding with orange printing on spine and embossed title on front; clean, straight & tight ) in a very good plus dust jacket (price intact, clean, crisp & bright, a touch of wear to upper spine edge and a very small spot on front cover). From dj....Love and betrayal and death in Africa are the stuff of this novel. ; 8-1/4" x 5-3/4" inches; 356 pages .
DJ : Short for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
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.
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.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
