- Seller Inventory #: 8935
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Seattle, WA: Seattle World's Fair, April 21 - October 21, 1962
Seattle, WA: Seattle World's Fair, April 21 - October 21, 1962. Octavo (9.0 in. by 6.75 in.); 160pp.; very good softcover; chipped edges; age-toned pages; pen notations to free endpaper..
octavo : A book whose page size is approximately 12 inches by 9 inches. 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 cut into eight pages.
age-toned : Used to describe a light brown or tan color that paper can sometimes assume as a result of age.
chipped : A defect in which small pieces missing from the edges.
endpaper : The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after printing. One side is glued to the inner portion of the boards (the paste-down) and the other is left loose (free endpaper).
Fair : is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc. (which must be noted). Binding, jacket (if any), etc., may also be worn. All defects must be noted. (defined by AB Bookman's Weekly)