- Seller Inventory #: 01661H
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Near Fine
- Jacket condition: Good (in mylar)
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Henry Regnery Co.
- Place: Chicago
- Date published: 1957
- Keywords: Karl Straka, Crime, FBI, International Crime
Chicago: Henry Regnery Co., 1957 binding and book block immaculate and tight; dj shows heavy rust-colored stains/spots on the back cover and to a much lesser degree on the front cover, however the spine is clean; dj also has light shelf wear, edge wrinkling and rubbing but is otherwise wholly intact and bright.. First Edition. Black Cloth. Near Fine/Good (in mylar). Octavo. Hard Cover.
rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually
used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
DJ : Short for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
octavo : A book whose page size is approximately 12 inches by 9 inches. 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 cut into eight 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.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
shelf wear : Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
