- Bookseller: Riverow Bookshop, INC ABAA
- Seller Inventory #: BOOKS255471I
- Format: Cloth
- Book condition: G/FR
- Illustrator: Black & White Photos/maps
- Edition: First Printing
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Julian Messner, Inc.
- Place: New York, NY
- Date published: (1953)
Book Description
New York, NY: Julian Messner, Inc.. G/FR. (1953). First Printing. Cloth. Endpaper maps. . 8vo., 422pp., Stains on fore-edges and front e/p; else, vg copy; dj frayed and torn with chipping .
Not sure what some of these terms mean? Look it up in our glossary.
DJ : Short for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
vg : Very Good condition. can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or paper. Any defects must be noted. (defined by AB Bookman's Weekly)
chipping : A defect in which small pieces missing from the edges.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
endpaper : The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after printing. One side is glued to the inner portion of the boards (the paste-down) and the other is left loose (free endpaper).
e.p. : When used to describe a book, the endpaper(s), The first and last two pages (verso and recto) from the front and back of a book.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
