- Bookseller: Austin's Antiquarian Books
- Seller Inventory #: 8101
- Format: Octavo,
- Book condition: Good or better in fair jacket. Corners bumped. Jacket is soiled and has a short tear and some chipping at the extremities.
- Illustrator: Illustrated.
- Publisher: Harper & Brothers Publishers,
- Place: New York:
- Date published: (1959).
Book Description
New York:: Harper & Brothers Publishers,, (1959). . Octavo,. Good or better in fair jacket. Corners bumped. Jacket is soiled and has a short tear and some chipping at the extremities. . Illustrated. . grey cloth in 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.
jacket : Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book
octavo : A book whose page size is approximately 12 inches by 9 inches. 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 cut into eight pages.
chipping : A defect in which small pieces missing from the edges.
soiled : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
bumped : Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light bending.
Fair : is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc. (which must be noted). Binding, jacket (if any), etc., may also be worn. All defects must be noted. (defined by AB Bookman's Weekly)
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
