Midnight On The Desert (being an excursion into autobiography during a winter in America 1935-36

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

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.

reading copy : Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage.

Ex-library : A former library book, generally containing library acquisition and ownership stamped markings, and other typical indications of the library's use.

buckram : A cloth made of cotton or linen which is used to cover a book.