- Seller Inventory #: 008975
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Good - Very Good/Good Chipped Edges
- Illustrator: Illus. Colors Author
- Edition: Early Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Random House
- Place: New York (1955)
- Keywords: Dr, Seuss, Juvenile
New York (1955): Random House. Good - Very Good/Good Chipped Edges. Early Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall DJ bit chipped edges and spine faded Piece missing rear dj near at fore-edge. 2.95 price on dj flap. Edges of book scuffed, else nice copy of early edition. .
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.
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.
