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The Death Ship: The Story of An American Sailor
by Traven, B.; Eric Sutton (Translator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1934. First UK edition. Hardcover. 311pp. Octavo [19.5 cm] Red cloth covered boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. Very good. The extremities are mildly scratched and bumped. The spine is sunned and rolled. There are multiple small splits and tears in the cloth at the ends of the spine. The edges of the text block are darkened and have a couple of tiny stains. The pages are browned, and have very occasional small, light stains. P. 163 has a small loss from the bottom fore edge corner. The book is sturdy. Treverton 31, Recknagel 435, Hagemann 17, Howard 1h. According to Edward N. Treverton, The Death Ship (Das Totenschiff) was the first book to appear under the Traven name.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 34887
- Title
- The Death Ship: The Story of An American Sailor
- Author
- Traven, B.; Eric Sutton (Translator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First UK edition
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1934
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About the Seller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Salt Lake City, Utah
About Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rolled
- rolled spine or spine rolled. Damage to a book created by pressure to the spine making it fold or crease in the cover. Damage...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- 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....
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....
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