THE MONKS OF MOUNT ATHOS
by VALENTIN, Jacques. Translated by Diana Athill
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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YORK, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London Andre Deutsch, 1960. . 8vo., pp.viii,191, powder blue hardcover, gilt, 16 b/w illustrations throughout; light rubbing on the headband, good unclipped dust jacket with small closed tears and light chipping, overall very good copy.
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- Bookseller
- MINSTER GATE BOOKSHOP (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37453
- Title
- THE MONKS OF MOUNT ATHOS
- Author
- VALENTIN, Jacques. Translated by Diana Athill
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London Andre Deutsch, 1960.
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Headband
- A strip of colored material attached to the text block at the top of the spine of a hard cover book. The same treatment applied...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...