- Seller Inventory #: 000163
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good +
- Jacket condition: Very Good +
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Viking
- Place: New York, NY
- Date published: 1998
- Keywords: Mystery; England; Antiques; Lovejoy
New York, NY: Viking, 1998 The 20th Lovejoy mystery. First American Edition. Soiling on pages 26-32; Soiled spots on boards and bottom page edge. Library stamp on spine; DJ glued to pastedowns. No other library stamps, stickers, etc. on book.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
DJ : Short for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
Ex-library : A former library book, generally containing library acquisition and ownership stamped markings, and other typical indications of the library's use.
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.
soiling : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
soiled : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
