- Seller Inventory #: SJ6084
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good
- Edition: Second Printing
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: The Penn Publishing Co.
- Place: Philadelphia
- Date published: 1933
- Keywords: Fishing, Fly Fishing, Trout Fishing, Bass Fishing
Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Co., 1933. Illustrated end pages, else the lightly age-toned textblock is clean and tight; lightly shelf worn binding with gently bumped corners/edges and spine extremities; no dust jacket; 418pp.. Second Printing. Blue Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover.
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.
age-toned : Used to describe a light brown or tan color that paper can sometimes assume as a result of age.
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.
bumped : Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light bending.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
shelf worn : Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
