- Seller Inventory #: 001607
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Good+
- Jacket condition: Good+
- Edition: 5th Printing
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: The John C. Winston Company
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Date published: 1947
- Keywords: Biography Religious Christianity
Philadelphia, PA: The John C. Winston Company, 1947 Spine lightly rolled, light areas of soiling/stains on boards, spine ends mildly bumped and corners rubbed, previous owner's name and address sticker on ffep and name stamped on title page, light foxing to page edges, text pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has heavy foxing to inside, heavy chipping and small tears to edges, and light soiling to panels. Includes notes, bibliography, and index.. 5th Printing. Hard Cover. Good+/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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.
chipping : A defect in which small pieces missing from the edges.
title page : A page where the title of the book, the author's name and publication information usually appear.
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.
soiling : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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.
ffep : Front free endpaper. Generally, the first page of a book.
