[Peoria, IL]: The Spoon River Press, [1989]. Second edition (first printing of this edition). A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a small closed tear to the upper front panel and slight shelf wear to the spine ends. (26414). Octavo, cloth. Practices for designating first editions for over 1700 publishers, covering the United States, United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

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Bookseller: John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 26414
Title: FIRST EDITIONS: A GUIDE TO IDENTIFICATION
Author: Zempel, Edward N. and Linda A. Verkler
Book Condition: Used - A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a small closed tear to the upper front panel and slight shelf wear to the spine en
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Second edition (first printing of this edition)
Publisher: The Spoon River Press
Place of Publication: [Peoria, IL]
Date Published: [1989]
Keywords: Reference

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Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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....
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...
Shelf Wear: Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...