- Bookseller: Lux Mentis, Booksellers
- Seller Inventory #: 4204
- Format: Hardcover
- Edition: First American Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Henry Holt
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1937
Book Description
New York: Henry Holt, 1937. First American Edition. Hardcover. Minor shelf/edge wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows light even toning, moderate toning at spine, minor chipping at head and heel, else clean. Blue cloth boards, gilt lettering, in blind decorative elements. 4to. 151pp. Illus. (b/w plates). DJ shows 'Swans in Floodwater' (p53), rathan than 'Canada Geese' as in the UK edition. A handsome copy, increasingly uncommon in DJ.
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boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
DJ : Short for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
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. Also known as the back.
chipping : A defect in which small pieces missing from the edges.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
heel : The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
gilt : The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book. The edges of the text block, or an inlay in the front cover of the boards, for example.
4to : Or quarto. A term used generally to describe the approximate size of a book, a book that is about 10" to 12" tall and roughly squarish in shape. The term is based on the size of paper traditionally used by book printers which has been folded and cut into 16 pages.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
