- Seller Inventory #: EC38529BB
- Format: Paperback
- Book condition: Very Good
- Jacket condition: No Jacket as Issued
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Current, Inc.
- Place: New York
- Date published: 2011
- Keywords: SCIENCE BIOLOGY BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCE UNCORRECTED PROOF ARC
New York: Current, Inc., 2011. AC2 - An advance uncorrected proof trade paperback book in very good condition that has some light discoloration and shelf wear. A chronicle of DIY scientists and their idealistic quest to democratize DNA the way the Internet did information. 9"x6", 240 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/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.
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.
