- Seller Inventory #: EC20039BB
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good
- Jacket condition: Good
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Indianapolis Museum of Art
- Place: Indianapolis, Indiana
- Date published: 1979
- Keywords: WILLIAM MCGREGOR PAXTON ARTIST
Indianapolis, Indiana: Indianapolis Museum of Art, 1979. CK4 - Dust jacket mylar protected, moderate wrinkling, chipping, crease, and tears on the edges, corners, and some sides, light scratches, rubbing, light discoloration, and shelf wear. Book bumped corners, some light edgewear, previous owner's bookplate adhered on the title page, some highlighting, light discoloration and shelf wear. Assisted by Martin F. Krause, Jr., Biographical Essay by R. H. Ives Gammel.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually
used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
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.
bookplate : A device (often decorative) affixed to the book, usually on the endpapers, which designates ownership (or former ownership).
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.
shelf wear : Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
