- Seller Inventory #: 005555
- Book condition: Very Good/Good Chipped Edges
- Illustrator: Illus. b/w Author
- Edition: First Edition
- Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place: Boston (1963)
- Date published: 1963
Boston (1963): Houghton Mifflin Company. Very Good/Good Chipped Edges. 1963. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Tips of spine of dj have small pieces missing, little worn edges, and inner flaps clipped - still nice appearing dj. .
DJ : Short 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.
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.
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.
