- Bookseller: Caliban Books ABAA-ILAB
- Seller Inventory #: 006939
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: New York Funk and Wagnells 1971.
Book Description
New York Funk and Wagnells 1971.. Hardcover. Very Good. INSCRIBED WITH LARGE DRAWING OF A SHED BY AUTHOR at fly leaf. First edition. Very Good copy in like dust jacket, 2 inch tears on rear panel near head and foot of spine. Large oblong 4to, cloth, 184 pp., ill. Front board waved; light signs of edge and shelfwear. Contents clean, unmarked. Oblong 4to.
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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.
4to : Or 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.
inscribed : a short note written by the author or a previous owner in the beginning of a book, generally accompanied by a signature.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
shelfwear : Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
