Mountolive | Lawrence Durrell (1959, First Edition, E.P. hotsell Dutton & Company)

DESCRIPTION

Format: Hardcover
ISBN (International Standard Book Number)/ EAN (European Article Number)/ UPC (Universal Product Code): N/A
Author(s): Lawrence Durrell
Date of Publication: 1959
Publisher: E.P. Dutton & Company
Classification/ Genre: Historical Fiction
Number of Pages: 318
Dust Jacket Cover: No
Binding: Yes
Art, Illustrations, Diagrams, Cartographical Representations (Maps), and/ or Photographs: No
Notable Attribution: Ex-Library, First Edition¹

¹ IMPORTANT DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN 1ST PRINTING AND 1ST EDITION CLASSIFICATIONS

Items meriting 1st printing designation are representative of that item's initial print run. As an example, when 10,000 copies have been produced and released to the general public and all have been purchased by consumers with the publishing agency responsible for the distribution of said material requesting the manufacture of 7,500 additional copies, what these numbers indicate is a 1st printing - the initial 10,000 copies in the production line - followed soon after by a second printing - the release of the same book in the aforementioned quantity of 7,500.

Editions differ from print assignation in the sense that significant changes have been made to the original, either cosmetically through the alteration of cover images and/ or trim size; or in terms of content as with the inclusion of previously unreleased information pertaining to a particular story or novel, etc.

The rarity of these items is subjective, as some collectors - especially those specializing in the sale of books emphasizing aesthetic appeal as a marketing point - place a higher degree of value on editions as opposed to print run specificity.

ASSESSMENT OF CONDITION

Dust Jacket Cover: N/A

Binding: G. to VG. Isolated instances of chipping, a heightened prominence of fraying and bending along the edges of the spine, moderate discoloration

Paged Content: FR. to G. Foxing, edge wear, isolated instances of separation from the binding, tearing, deckled pagination, written markings (pencil, pen, felt marker)

ABBREVIATIONS KEY

FS (Factory Sealed)
VF (Very Fine)
F (Fine)
NF (Near Fine)
VG (Very Good)
G (Good)
FR (Fair)
P (Poor)

GRADING TERMINOLOGY

Chipping - A descriptor emphasizing the absence of portions of a book's edges, specifically as it relates to the binding or dust jacket cover

Foxing - Brown spotting of paged content due to chemical exposure or reactivity to chemical agents, a state of condition commonplace to 19th Century written publications, particularly evident in steel engravings

Deckled Pagination - Deckled pagination is identified as content ascribed to a particular book or novel whose edges are not evenly distributed, giving it the appearance of being loose from its fulcral attachment (spine). Some publishing companies utilize this as a means of establishing a sense of illusion with regard to the chronological age of a product (so as to create the impression of a faux-type of significance in the nostalgic sense), but, in most instances, deckled pages are a by-product of time.

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ASSIGNED INVENTORY NUMERIC: 905-6474