Blueberries For Sal by Robert McCloskey
- Bookseller: Brenbooks
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 5541
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good
- Jacket condition: Very Good
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: The Viking Press
- Place: New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date published: 1948
Description
New York, New York, U.S.A.: The Viking Press, 1948. 1948 The Viking Press TRUE FIRST EDITION of McCloskey's classic and charming tale. Ultra-Scarce, this copy is in VG/VG condition/in a slightly later state DJ! DJ. The boards are tan buckram with the beautiful picture of Sal in the blueberry bushes. There is minor wear along the edges and the repaired spine end is missing just a tiny piece of the top affecting only the "M." The illustrated inside boards and pages are vivid and bright. The separation between the front board andffep has been expertly repaired. The only other marks are some grren marker child's marks on the rear of the ffep. Otherwise the text is very clean and lovely. The SJ has minor wear along the edges, corners and spine ends. **Bonus** Receive a reading copy in NEW condition and the 1963 Viking Press FIRST edition of Burt Dow-Deep Water Man in VG condition lacking it's DJ!. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
DJ : Short for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
vg : Very Good condition. can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or paper. Any defects must be noted. (defined by AB Bookman's Weekly)
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.
reading copy : Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage.
ffep : Front free endpaper. Generally, the first page of a book.
buckram : A cloth made of cotton or linen which is used to cover a book.
VG/VG : Very Good Condition book with a Very Good Condition dust jacket. Very Good Condition indicates a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or paper. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB Bookman's Weekly).
later state : used in book collecting to refer to a book from a later run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some part of the binding or correction of the text which has been made during the first edition print run.
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