EARTHMAN'S BURDEN

Bookseller

John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)

Bookseller's Inventory #

14748

Title

EARTHMAN'S BURDEN

Author

Anderson, Poul and Gordon R. Dickson

Book Condition

Used - Text block age-darkened as usual with this book, lower right front corner bumped in a nearly fine dust jacket which is bumped a

Quantity Available

1

Edition

First edition, first binding of light blue boards with spine pan

Binding

Hardcover

Publisher

Gnome Press, Inc.

Place of Publication

New York

Date Published

[1957]

Keywords

SF

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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....

Octavo

Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...

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....

First Edition

In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...

Fine

A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...

Jacket

Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...

Rubbing

Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.