- Bookseller: B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA
- Seller Inventory #: ABE-791811584
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: New York: The Macmillan Co.
- Date published: 1916
Book Description
New York: The Macmillan Co., 1916. First edition, first printing. Publisher's blue pictorial cloth and illustrated. Good or better with rubbing to cover and wear to edges, lacking ffep, read hinge slightly cracked, otherwise tight and clean.. Hardcover. Very Good.
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rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually
used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
cracked : In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate, revealing the stitching or binding underneath.
hinge : The portion of a book near the spine that is intended to flex to allow the book to open.
ffep : Front free endpaper. Generally, the first page of a book.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
