- Bookseller: Aleph-Bet Books, Inc.
- Seller Inventory #: 28838
- Format: Paperback
- Book condition: 2
- Binding: Paperback
- Date published: 1870
Book Description
1870. Paperback. 2. CHRISTMAS. ROBIN'S CHRISTMAS EVE by C.E.B. Lond.: Warne ca 1870. 4to, decorative wraps, VG+. An Aunt Louisa London Toy Book featuring 6 full page chromolithographed plates (printed on one side) with text told in verse. One of the earliest titles in the series.
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wraps : The paper covering on the outside of a paperback.
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.
A.N. : When used to describe the condition of a book refers to As New, "the book is in the same immaculate condition in which it was published. There can be no defects, no missing pages, no library stamps, etc., and the dust jacket (if it was issued with one) must be perfect without any tears," as defined by AB Bookman's Weekly
