- Seller Inventory #: 007496
- Book condition: Very Good/Good Chipped Edges
- Illustrator: Illus. b/w Robert G. Henneberger.
- Edition: Later Edition
- Publisher: mcGraw-Hill Book Company
- Place: New York (1953)
- Keywords: Children, s, Inscribed, Kentucky
New York (1953): mcGraw-Hill Book Company. Very Good/Good Chipped Edges. Later Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Inscribed By Author. Illustrated dj little worn edges and label removed aroung bottom spine. Reinforced binding. Illustration on front cover of book. Probably library binding, but no library marks; a nice, clean, tight copy, with nice inscription "To Edda Montgomery. It's nice to sign this book to you - all best wishes. Jesse Stuart Feb. 7th 1975", which is probably close to publication date. .
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.
chipped : A defect in which small pieces missing from the edges.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
inscribed : a short note written by the author or a previous owner in the beginning of a book, generally accompanied by a signature.
