- Seller Inventory #: 003407
- Book condition: Good/Fair
- Illustrator: Illustrations Made By Angela Pruszynska in Krakow.
- Edition: 1946 Reprint Edition.
- Publisher: The Macmillan Company (1928)
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1946
- Keywords: Angela, Pruszynska, Middle, Ages
New York: The Macmillan Company (1928). Good/Fair. 1946. 1946 Reprint Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Inscribed By Author. Covers lightly worn/child's name endpaper. Endpapers lightly soiled. Bit musty. D.J. quite worn with edge pieces missing. Inscribed "Best wishes Eric P. Kelly". .
reprint : Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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.
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).
soiled : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
inscribed : a short note written by the author or a previous owner in the beginning of a book, generally accompanied by a signature.
endpapers : The first and last two pages (verso and recto) from the front and back of a book.
