- Bookseller: Aleph-Bet Books, Inc.
- Seller Inventory #: 31543
- Book condition: 1
- Illustrator: TSENG
- Binding: Hardcover
- Date published: 2001
Book Description
2001. 1. PARK,LINDA SUE. A SINGLE SHARD. NY: Clarion Books (2001 1-10 code). 8vo (5 3/4 x 8 1/2"), boards, As New in As New dust wrapper (not price clipped, no award seal). 1st ed. 1st printing. The story is set in 12th century Korea and revolves around a young orphan named Tree Ear, so named because like an orphan, tree-ear mushrooms grow without benefit of parent seed. NEWBERY AWARD WINNER, THIS COPY IS SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.
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boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
price clipped : The portion of the dust jacket flap where the publisher prints the suggested price has been cut away. Usually this is a clean 1-2" diagonal cut made with scissors.
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.
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." Condition definition from AB Bookman's Weekly.
