- Seller Inventory #: 003248
- Book condition: Very Good/Good
- Illustrator: Illus. Color Ben Shecter
- Edition: First Edition
- Publisher: Harper & Row
- Place: New York (1969)
- Keywords: Ben, Shecter
New York (1969): Harper & Row. Very Good/Good. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Picture book. Covers lightly worn edges. Inscription endpaper dated 1969. Bookplate inside front cover, else contents clean and nice. Dust jacket little chipped edges with inner flaps clipped. .
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.
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.
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).
bookplate : A device (often decorative) affixed to the book, usually on the endpapers, which designates ownership (or former ownership).
