- Seller Inventory #: 005021
- Book condition: Very Good/Good Chipped Edges
- Illustrator: Tri-color Drawings Evaline Ness
- Edition: No Other Date
- Publisher: Holiday House
- Place: New York (1983)
- Keywords: Evaline, Ness, Picture, Book
New York (1983): Holiday House. Very Good/Good Chipped Edges. No Other Date. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall DJ has tear top edge near spine and is lightly soiled, else very nice picture book. Reinforced binding. .
DJ : Short for 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.
chipped : A defect in which small pieces missing from the edges.
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.
soiled : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
