- Seller Inventory #: 02183A
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: VG+
- Jacket condition: Fair (in mylar)
- Illustrator: Photo Illust.
- Edition: 1st Ed.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill
- Place: NY
- Date published: 1953
- Keywords: Automobiles, Antique Automobiles, Automobile History, Cars, American Automobiles
NY: McGraw-Hill, 1953 Very clean and tight with lightly bumped corners and slight shelf wear; remnant of owner's nameplate on verso of tp; dj heavily rubbed, chipped and wrinkled at the edges, with several closed tears; faded spine with loss at extremities; dj otherwise bright and nicely protected by mylar. Over 600 photos, with illustrated end papers.. 1st Ed.. Cloth. VG+/Fair (in mylar). Illus. by Photo Illust.. Quarto. HB.
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.
verso : The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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.
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.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
