- Seller Inventory #: 007408
- Book condition: Good/Good Chipped Edges
- Illustrator: Illus. Color Front. and b/w Max Schwartz
- Edition: 1929 Edition
- Publisher: Harper & Brothers
- Place: New York (1928 C-D)
- Keywords: Max, Schwartz, Illumination, Children, s
New York (1928 C-D): Harper & Brothers. Good/Good Chipped Edges. 1929 Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall DJ chipped edges and along spine. Inner flap corners clipped. Covers lightly worn. Owner's name front endpaper. Front hinge cracked, else contents clean and nice. One of a series of books telling facts about everyday things for children - this being about light. .
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.
12mo : An abbreviation for duodecimo, a book size describing a book which is approximately 7 by 4.5 inches.
chipped : A defect in which small pieces missing from the edges.
cracked : In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate, revealing the stitching or binding underneath.
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).
hinge : The portion of a book near the spine that is intended to flex to allow the book to open.
