Book-jackets (or ""dust-jackets,"" as they are often called), along with other detachable book coverings such as slip-cases, have been regularly used by publishers in the English-speaking world and some countries of the European continent since the early part of the nineteenth century.
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Seller: Eat My Words Books, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 9781883631130; Binding is solid. Pages unmarked and quite bright. Cloth cover has minimal wear. Dustjacket has minor wear to top edge, and otherwise fine and glossy. ; 6.25 X 1 X 9.25 inches; 288 pages. Seller Inventory # 36308
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Seller Inventory # mon0003754861