- Bookseller: Argonaut Book Shop
- Seller Inventory #: 1537
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: London: Paul Hamlyn, 1965.
Book Description
London: Paul Hamlyn, 1965. First American edition. Quarto.. Illustrated in color with numerous drawings by Josef Liesler. White cloth with blues decoration and printing on spine. A fine copy in worn dust jacket. .
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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.
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.
