- Seller Inventory #: 004814
- Book condition: Good/Good Chipped Edges
- Illustrator: Illus. b/w/aqua Vera Neville.
- Edition: "1" Remains in Number Line
- Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell Company
- Place: New York (1947)
- Keywords: Vera, Neville
New York (1947): Thomas Y. Crowell Company. Good/Good Chipped Edges. "1" Remains in Number Line. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall I didn't realize number lines began this early, so not sure if this is a lst. ed.ition or not?? Edges of covers soiled. Contents mostly clean and nice. Flaps of dj clipped, and jacket bit soiled and chipped edges. .
DJ : Short for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
jacket : Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book
flap(s) : The portion of a dust jacket which folds around the edges of a book. Often has descriptive text printed on it.
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.
number line : A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that particular copy (e.g., a "1" would mean a first printing, and a "29" would indicate a 29th printing). Random House is a notable exception, where for a period of several decades a first printing was indicated with a number line that began with "2".
