- Seller Inventory #: EC6546BB
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Fair
- Jacket condition: No Jacket
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: D. Appleton and Company
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1898
- Keywords: READING BOOKS FARM LIFE NATURAL HISTORY CHILDRENS BOOKS
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1898. Q6 - Book has wrinkling and wear on the spine edges and corners, rubbing and wear on the sides, edges and corners, bumped cover corners, some soiliing, stains, previous owner's label and name written on the front fixed endpaper, some scribbled pencil lines, loose hinge, moderate discoloration, and shelf wear. Uncle Robert's Geography II - On the Farm. Appletons' Home Reading Books.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually
used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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
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.
12mo : An abbreviation for duodecimo, a book size describing a book which is approximately 7 by 4.5 inches.
endpaper : The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after printing. One side is glued to the inner portion of the boards (the paste-down) and the other is left loose (free endpaper).
hinge : The portion of a book near the spine that is intended to flex to allow the book to open.
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.
shelf wear : Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
