- Bookseller: Aleph-Bet Books, Inc.
- Seller Inventory #: 30428
- Book condition: 2
- Binding: Hardcover
- Date published: 1916
Book Description
1916. 2. FAIRY TALES. COSSACK FAIRY TALES AND FOLK-TALES by R. Nisbet Bain. Lond.: Harrap 1916. 4to, cloth, pict. paste-on, 288p., VG. 26 Russian tales taken from the Ruthenian-Slavonic dialect of the Cossacks, illus. with 4 color plates and many full page b&w's.
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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)
plates : Full page illustrations or photographs. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e., they are not sewn as parts of gatherings.
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.
