ISBN10: 0824818539, ISBN13: 9780824818531, [publisher: University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, HI] Softcover 246 pp. Tightly bound. Spine not compromised. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. There is a faint crease to the lower corner back cover. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of bookbinding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding.
[Fond du Lac, WI, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2005]