- Seller Inventory #: 001382
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Poor
- Jacket condition: No Jacket
- Illustrator: Paul Frame
- Edition: Not Stated
- Publisher: Whitman Publishing Co.
- Place: Racine, WI
- Date published: 1964
- Keywords: Fiction Children's Youth Series
Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Co., 1964 Spine is heavily damaged with splitting along the hinges; heavy rubbing along edges and corners; hinges cracked and spine loose from backstrip; pages soiled and toned throughout but none loose. All pages appear to be present, no rips or tears.. Not Stated. Pictorial Cover. Poor/No Jacket. Illus. by Paul Frame. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually
used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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
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.
cracked : In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate, revealing the stitching or binding underneath.
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.
soiled : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
