- Seller Inventory #: 14045
- Format: Hardcover
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Dodd, Mead and Company
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1929
- Keywords: New York City - history. Cities - United States. Casablanca.
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1929. Hardcover. Hardcover, no dustjacket. 4to. First edition. Blue boards with decorative pastedown on front board and gold lettering. Book is in VG- condition; spine is cracked and visible at half-title page. Boards are worn, particularly at edges and spine. Corners are bumped. Pages are browning slightly with age. Beautiful Art Deco style blindstamp on page opposite contents page; from previous owners director Michael Curtiz ("Casablanca") and screenwriter Bess Meredyth. SIGNED by Michael Curtiz on front endpaper. A tight copy, despite flaws. 236 pp.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound 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.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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.
blindstamp : An indentation deliberately placed on the board of a book. Often indicates a book club edition.
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).
VG- : A term used to denote a condition a slight grade lesser than VG. Very Good is defined by AB Bookman's Weekly as "a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or paper. Any defects must be noted."
4to : Or quarto. A term used generally to describe the approximate size of a book, a book that is about 10" to 12" tall and roughly squarish in shape. The term is based on the size of paper traditionally used by book printers which has been folded and cut into 16 pages.
bumped : 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.
pastedown : The paper glued to the inside cover of a hard cover book.
