Welcome- This Is Japan
by James B. Shepherd and Leland MacDonald
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
Japan: The Office of Information Services, Yokota Air Base. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). 180pp. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. Fold-out map. Includes originally issued pamphlet 'This Is Yokota' in a pocket at the back paste-down. Bound in publisher's paper-covered boards with photo over-lay and gold titling. VERY GOOD. Shows shelf rubbing along the edges and corners with marginal loss, the occasional light scuff, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text is clean and unmarked, and the boards remain bright and distinct. As pictured.
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Details
- Bookseller
- North Books: Used & Rare (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- H170
- Title
- Welcome- This Is Japan
- Author
- James B. Shepherd and Leland MacDonald
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Office of Information Services, Yokota Air Base
- Place of Publication
- Japan
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About the Seller
North Books: Used & Rare
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St. Louis, Missouri
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...