- Seller Inventory #: 7380
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: NF/VG
- Illustrator: Lolita Granahan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1941
- Keywords: Elliott Arnold, Lolita Granahan, Jean Sibelius, Finland, Musicians, Composers, Musical history, Music
New York: Henry Holt & Company. NF/VG. 1941. Hardcover. 42, 43, 49, 61. Book is bound in dark blue cloth with gilt decoration on the front and gilt lettering on the spine. It is clean, straight & tight with only light bumping at the spine ends from shelving. The endpapers are illustrated with Finnish countryside scenes. The dust jacket is clean and bright. The spine is sunned and there is wear at the spine edges and folds. The book is the story of Finland, the courage of her people and the story of her greatest man, composer Jean Sibelius. ; B&W Illustrations; 9 1/2" x 6 1/2"; 241 pages .
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.
bumping : 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.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
gilt : The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book. The edges of the text block, or an inlay in the front cover of the boards, for example.
sunned : The affected portion of the book has been discolored from exposure to the sun.
endpapers : The first and last two pages (verso and recto) from the front and back of a book.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
