- Bookseller: Aleph-Bet Books, Inc.
- Seller Inventory #: 24669
- Book condition: 2
- Illustrator: CULVER,R.K.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Date published: 1908
Book Description
1908. 2. EATON,SEYMOUR. THE ROOSEVELT BEARS ABROAD. NY: Barse & Hopkins (Stern 1908). 4to, cloth backed pict. bds, 178p., light rubbing and some finger soil, VG+. Illus. by R.K. CULVER with 15 color plates plus many b&w's. The Bears meet King Edward and travel in Europe. Very scarce and a great copy.
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rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually
used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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.
bds : An abbreviation used for boards, used to describe the front and back coverings of a hard covered book.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
