- Seller Inventory #: 305
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good+ in Fair dust jacket; DJ shows considerable wear and is missing several pieces including a 3" X 5" piece on
- Edition: First Edition; Second Printing
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: The Studio Publications, Inc.
- Date published: 1958
The Studio Publications, Inc.. Very Good+ in Fair dust jacket; DJ shows considerable wear and is missing . several pieces including a 3" X 5" piece on back. Jacket is price clipped. . Book has split linen cover and shows minor wear and tear.. 1958. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 210 pages .
DJ : Short for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
jacket : Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book
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.
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.
Fair : is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc. (which must be noted). Binding, jacket (if any), etc., may also be worn. All defects must be noted. (defined by AB Bookman's Weekly)
