- Bookseller: Antic Hay Books
- Seller Inventory #: 42717
- Book condition:
- Binding: Hardcover
- Date published: 1949
Book Description
1949. VAN SAHER, Lila. MACAMBA. NY: E.P. Dutton, 1949. 8vo., orange cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation from Saher on front endpaper: "To N. Eugene Polder, my doctor and friend. With great appreciation, Lila Van Saher 1949- New York 27 March". Very Good; worn (chips, large tears, interior dampstaining) d/j.
Not sure what some of these terms mean? Look it up in our glossary.
dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
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.
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.
