- Seller Inventory #: 922
- Format: Hardcover; 1st Printing
- Book condition: NF/VG
- Edition: 1st Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Random House
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1964
- Keywords: 226871, 4.00
New York: Random House. NF/VG. 1964. 1st Edition. Hardcover; 1st Printing. 21. 226871 . 1st edition/1st printing. 28 short stories. Spine a bit cocked, minor spine end wear; DJ has several closed edge tears/creases/chips & is a bit rubbed at folds. .
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.
cocked : Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not align when the book is lying flat. Severity may differ.