- Seller Inventory #: 003249
- Book condition: Very Good/Good
- Illustrator: Illus. Color By Author.
- Edition: First Edition
- Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place: Boston
- Date published: 1992
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Very Good/Good. 1992. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Inscribed By Author. D.J. has few edge tears, and is taped bottom near spine. Price clipped inner flap. Author's first book for children. Inscribed by author on front endpaper with what looks like computer printed illustration, which is also signed. .
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.
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.
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).
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.
inscribed : a short note written by the author or a previous owner in the beginning of a book, generally accompanied by a signature.
