- Seller Inventory #: 001489
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good-
- Jacket condition: Very Good-
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell Co.
- Place: New York, NY
- Date published: 1943
- Keywords: United States Army World War Two WWII Australia Journalism Biography
New York, NY: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1943 Illustrated drawings by author. Ex-library copy with usual markings, stamps, pocket card, etc. Moderate wear to edges (rubbing, bumping, dents/dings), light toning to pages, binding still fairly tight, spine not slanted. Dust jacket in library mylar cover, glued to boards, has some faint chipping along edges, with mild toning and fading.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
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.
bumping : 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.
chipping : A defect in which small pieces missing from the edges.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Ex-library : A former library book, generally containing library acquisition and ownership stamped markings, and other typical indications of the library's use.
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.
