The body of every first sentence of each database record condition description begins with the words, "The textblock ..." Prior to this standard beginning, there is often the need for the insertion of one of our pre-written prefixes.

As it is the constant goal of The Book Shop that our book listings anticipate a buyer's questions, some book-specifics are of such importance that they need to be addressed in advance of all others. In service to our clients, certain disclosures or details about a deserving book are front-loaded in our descriptions by means of a prefix.

Similarly, although less frequently, due to the characteristics of the occasional volume, we need to close a listing with one of our pre-written suffixes. There aren't many but their importance to us and to our customers should be apparent.

Perfect for the completist, the textblock (Usually for an ARC)

New and of gift quality, the textblock

An amazing find and of gift quality, the textblock

Neither an ex-library copy nor a remainder, the textblock

An ex-library copy collating as complete and bearing fewer than the usual number of markings and attachments, the textblock

An ex-library copy bearing fewer than the usual number of markings and attachments, the textblock

An ex-library copy bearing fewer than the usual number of markings and attachments, and offered as a reading/study copy only, the textblock

An ex-library copy collating as complete and bearing the expected markings and attachments, the textblock

An ex-library copy bearing the expected markings and attachments, the textblock

An ex-library copy bearing the expected markings and attachments, and offered as a reading/study copy only, the textblock

An ex-private-library copy, all notations to ownership enthusiastically blacked-out, the textblock

Originally published in 1925, collating as complete, frontispiece and all illustrations present as published and of gift quality, the textblock

Collating as complete, all plates and maps present as published, the textblock

Collating as complete, all plates and illustrations present as published, the textblock

Collating as complete, all full-color and black-and-white plates and illustrations present as published, the textblock

Collating as complete, all plates and illustrations present as published and due to its condition offered as a reading/study or breaker copy only, the textblock

Offered as a reading/study copy only, the textblock

Offered in a cover other than shown, the textblock (Usually for Amazon and Half.com listings)

Identified as both ISBN 0684180502 and ISBN 0023060700, the textblock

Identified as both ISBN-10 0073256404 and ISBN-13 9780073256405, the textblock

Offered in a cover other than shown, (Usually for Amazon and Half.com listings)

Protected in a beautiful new Mylar cover,

No dustjacket accompanies this volume.

No dustjacket accompanies this edition.

This volume is not available for international purchase.

This volume is not available for international purchase or priority transportation.

This set is not available for international purchase.

This set is not available for international purchase or priority transportation.