- Bookseller: Argonaut Book Shop
- Seller Inventory #: 6158
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: The Viking Press
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1952
Book Description
New York: The Viking Press, 1952 First edition, first issue. Green cloth. Dust jacket spine slightly darkened and lightly chipped at the ends. Previous owner's signautre on front endpaper. A fine copy..
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dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
spine : The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf. Also known as the back.
chipped : A defect in which small pieces missing from the edges.
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).
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
