- Bookseller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
- Seller Inventory #: 6643
- Format: Hardcover
- Edition: First edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, Inc.
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1939
Book Description
New York Duell, Sloan & Pearce, Inc. 1939 Hardcover First edition 20pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Blue cloth covered boards with silver stamped titles on the spine and front cover. Near fine with very good dust jacket. Slight soiling of dust jacket; dust jacket spine is sunned with some minor wear to edges, corners and spine ends. Not price clipped. Internally fine. Signed by Archibald Macleish on the title page.
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boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
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.
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.
title page : A page where the title of the book, the author's name and publication information usually appear.
sunned : The affected portion of the book has been discolored from exposure to the sun.
soiling : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
