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Short History of the Printed Word
by Chappell, Warren
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Acceptable
- ISBN 10
- 0880293241
- ISBN 13
- 9780880293242
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Alfred A. Knopf, 1970-01-01. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 9x6x1. Profusely illustrated. Full number line. Hardbound book with medium shelfwear to all edges of boards, and medium age toning to all edges of text block. Pages are clean with sharp corners. Dust jacket in mylar is sunned at rear surface, and has medium chips missing at head and tail of spine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Chaparral Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- FRYchapSH
- Title
- Short History of the Printed Word
- Author
- Chappell, Warren
- Illustrator
- Profusely illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0880293241
- ISBN 13
- 9780880293242
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970-01-01
- Size
- 9x6x1
- X weight
- 23 oz
Terms of Sale
Chaparral Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Chaparral Books
Biblio member since 2015
Portland, Oregon
About Chaparral Books
Chaparral Books is located across from Elephant's Deli on S Corbett Avenue in Portland. We have a well rounded collection of subjects, including an extensive core collection in Western Americana and Native American Literature including Western Writers.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Number Line
- A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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