- Seller Inventory #: 11912
- Format: Paperback
- Book condition: Good +
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.
- Place: NY
- Date published: 1945
- Keywords: Christmas Carols for the Piano, Music
NY: G. Schirmer, Inc., 1945. Book block overall clean, slightly shaken at spine, with pages 17-20 laid in (center of book). Inscription written inside front cover. Moderate shelf wear to cover.. Wraps. Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback.
wraps : The paper covering on the outside of a paperback.
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.
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.
laid in : something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper.
shaken : A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
shelf wear : Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
