The Fairy Tale of My Life: An Autobiography by Andersen, Hans Christian
- Bookseller: Warwick Books
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 13397
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN 10: 0846700743
- ISBN 13: 9780846700746
- Publisher: New York: Paddington Press
- Date published: 1975
- Pages: 569
Description
New York: Paddington Press. 1975. Hardcover with dustjacket. 8vo. First edition thus. A reprint facsimile of the 1868 edition. Book is in fine condition. Jacket is in near fine condition, with lightly rubbed edges. A bright, crisp copy. Not price-clipped. In protective mylar. 569 pp. ISBN 0-846-70074-3
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
ISBN : International Standard Book Number
reprint : Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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.
crisp : A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp will not have 'well-read' pages, i.e., where the book will naturally open to certain pages or sections.
price-clipped : The portion of the dust jacket flap where the publisher prints the suggested price has been cut away. Usually this is a clean 1-2" diagonal cut made with scissors.
facsimile : An exact copy of an original work.
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