- Seller Inventory #: 000007
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Good
- Jacket condition: Fair
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: The Literary Guild
- Place: New York, NY
- Date published: 1934
- Keywords: Fiction; Spain; Travel
New York, NY: The Literary Guild, 1934 Spine and hinges starting to loosen; fade spot on heel of spine; corners slightly bumped; end papers darkening; previous owner's name in ink on ffep. DJ is chipped and missing at bottom and top of spine. In Brodart jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
DJ : Short for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
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.
chipped : A defect in which small pieces missing from the edges.
heel : The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
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.
ffep : Front free endpaper. Generally, the first page of a book.
Brodart : Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The name refers to the company by the same name which produces many book repair and archival products.
