1st edition hbk in d/w; vg+/vg-; good clean copy of book, with no handwriting inside; d/w price clipped and has chipping to edges, especially around spine ends; ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 277 pages
1960. No edition remarks. 277 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white photographs. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Minor pencil inscriptions to front free endpaper. Boards have heavy shelf wear with bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. Small dent and tear to top of front board. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears, chipping and creasing. Some rubbing and marking to surfaces.
1960. No Edition Remarks. 277 pages. Dust jacket over green cloth with gilt lettering. Minor foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Pen marks and scribbles to front pastedown and free endpaper. Light cracking and creasing to gutters but binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear. Spine has subtle sunning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.
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Letter line: A letter line is a convention occasionally used by publishers to denote the printing of a particular book. It is generally located on the copyright page and consists of a sequence of letters, the lowest alphabetically of which generally indicates the number of the printing (for example, "A" indicates a 1st printing, "B" a second printing, "C" a third printing, etc.).
Below is a letter line from Harvill Press, in this case indicating a first printing:
For more information on similar conventions used to identify printings, see also number lines.