- Seller Inventory #: 000159
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Near Fine
- Jacket condition: Very Good +
- Edition: Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Berkley Publishing Corp.
- Place: New York, NY
- Date published: 1977
- Keywords: Regency Romance
New York, NY: Berkley Publishing Corp., 1977 Original book club edition of this early Regency Romance, quoted on the dust jacket to be "in the splendid tradition of Georgette Heyer." Bottom of spine a little bumped; dust jacket is lightly scratched and soiled, with some edge wear and chipping.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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.
book club edition : A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the overall quality of the book's materials is lower than the same book as printed by a traditional publishing house.
chipping : A defect in which small pieces missing from the edges.
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.
soiled : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
