- Bookseller: Kenneth Karmiole, Bookseller, Inc.
- Seller Inventory #: 6008
- Book condition:
- Edition: y
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Jonathan Cape, Harrison Smith.
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1930
Book Description
New York: Jonathan Cape, Harrison Smith.. 1930. y. First edition, first issue. 8vo. Unpaginated. Text appears only on the title and half-title. The "story" is told by Lynd Ward in approx. 110 woodcut plates. Orig. black cloth, paper spine label, over patterned boards (minor rubbing at edges). Ownership signature on the 1/2 title.
Not sure what some of these terms mean? Look it up in our glossary.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually
used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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.
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.
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.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
