- Bookseller: Jeff Bergman Books ABAA/ILAB
- Seller Inventory #: 005227
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Fine
- Jacket condition: Very Good
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Knopf
- Date published: 1937
Book Description
Knopf, 1937. Book. Very Fine. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very fine copy.Owners stamp on front pastedown.Ink name.Very goog jacket.Loss at crown and heel. Couple of minor chips top back panel.Author's Rare Second Book.Nice copy..
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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
heel : The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
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.
pastedown : The paper glued to the inside cover of a hard cover book.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
