- Seller Inventory #: 000275
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good+
- Jacket condition: Good+
- Edition: Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Bobbs-Merrill Co., Inc.
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Date published: 1975
- Keywords: Fiction; Suspense; Hypnosis
Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs-Merrill Co., Inc., 1975 Spine is straight, binding is tight, shows just a mimimum of shelf-wear; some foxing to page edges; DJ is some rubbed, chipped and soiled with darkening to the spine and edges, and there's about a quarter-sized stain/spot on the inside of the front DJ panel (does not show through to outside).. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good+/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
DJ : Short for 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.
chipped : A defect in which small pieces missing from the edges.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent 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.
soiled : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
