- Seller Inventory #: 004749
- Book condition: Very Good/Good
- Illustrator: Illus. Color By Author
- Edition: First Printing
- Publisher: The Dial Press
- Place: New York (1979)
- Keywords: Story, Without, Words
New York (1979): The Dial Press. Very Good/Good. First Printing. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Author's debut as author/illustrator of children's books. DJ lightly worn/label removed around bottom dj. Price clipped inner flap, else nice, tight, clean, reinforced copy. .
DJ : Short for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
12mo : An abbreviation for duodecimo, a book size describing a book which is approximately 7 by 4.5 inches.
price clipped : The portion of the dust jacket flap where the publisher prints the suggested price has been cut away. Usually this is a clean 1-2" diagonal cut made with scissors.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.