Dictionary of Trade Name Origins
by Room, Adrian
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine (-)
- ISBN 10
- 0710008392
- ISBN 13
- 9780710008398
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1982 217 numbered pp; HB w/ DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight. Cover: black, gilt titles spine; minimal shelfwear. DJ: clipped in Brodart, white, black trademarks/red titles front, red titles spine; minimal edge/shelfwear, spine moderately faded. The stories behind hundreds of trade names.
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- Bookseller
- Independent Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 031371
- Title
- Dictionary of Trade Name Origins
- Author
- Room, Adrian
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine (-)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0710008392
- ISBN 13
- 9780710008398
- Publisher
- Routledge & Kegan Paul
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1982
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- BUSINESS NAMES ECONOMICS REFERENCE
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Independent Books deals in used, antiquarian, and rare collectible volumes. Our books are in great condition -- we provide value to you by offering the book in the best condition for the best price, and we frequently have one-of-a-kind collectibles in extraordinary shape. A tremendous resource for the discriminating collector/connoisseur. Service and client satisfaction are our hallmarks. We are glad to conduct research or locate a difficult-to-find title. Our book rating standards are as follows; nearly all of our stock is VG or better: As New (AN)-just as states, clean, bright, tight, no defects. Fine-AN, but not as bright, minor marks or other minor defects. Very Good (VG)-small to modest tears, chips, marks, cocked etc. Good (G)-not so much, with larger tears or chips, possibly soiled, cocked, etc. Fair-ugly, with pages or large areas of DJ missing or other major defects. Poor(P)-truly ugly, disbound or requiring other major rehabilitation. We stabilize most minor defects with archival quality materials, and with few exceptions, these stabilizations are reversible
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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....
- 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...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.