The Decca Book Of Jazz
by Peter Gammond (ed)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- 6
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Frederick Muller, 1958. Hardcover. 6. 1958. First Published in Great Britain. 431 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Black and white photographic plates. Moderate foxing and noticeable tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, lighter to pastedowns and free endpapers. Light cracking and creasing to gutters but binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.
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Details
- Seller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1718873959MEP
- Title
- The Decca Book Of Jazz
- Author
- Peter Gammond (ed)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - 6
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Frederick Muller
- Date Published
- 1958
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- 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....
- Cloth
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- 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...
- Jacket
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- 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....
- 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...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.