London: Spring Books, 1958. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo (35 pages; color and black and white photographs). This is a very good copy of the First edition without dust jacket as issued. The endpapers have a beautiful Indonesian design. The pictorial cover has a gilt embossed design; the book clasps shut with a miniature metal dagger. The bottom corners and head and tail of the cloth spine have splits measuring about 1/8 inch; the edges are lightly rubbed; the covers are lightly soiled, and there are small ink spots on the back; else fine. Contents fine.

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Bookseller: Chartwell Booksellers (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 38515
Title: SWORDS AND DAGGERS OF INDONESIA
Author: Vaclav Solc (Photographs by Werner Forman)
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Spring Books
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1958
Size: 8vo (35 pages; color and black a

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Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
Tail: The heel of the spine.
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...
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...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Miniature: A book that is less then 3 inches in width and ...
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...
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....