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Yankee Doodle's Literary Sampler of Prose, Poetry, & Pictures by Haviland, Virginia and Margaret N. Coughlan (compilers)
- Bookseller: Independent Books, Inc.
(US)
- Seller Inventory #: 031731
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: VG
- Jacket condition: No Jacket
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Book
- ISBN 10: 0690002696
- ISBN 13: 9780690002690
- Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell Company
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1974
- Pages: 466
Description
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1974 466 numbered pp +1; HB. Ex-library w/ stamps, pocket and slip removed, redactions, librarian annotations, etc. Pages: clean, bright, tight; t.e. foxed, f.e. grubby, binder's sm sticker ep. Cover: lt green library binding, black artwork font, black titles front/spine, gray design back; modest shelfwear, v lt soil. Numerous wonderful illustrations.. First Edition. Library. VG/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library.
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 Ex-library : A former library book, generally containing library acquisition and ownership stamped markings, and other typical indications of the library's use. foxed : A discoloration to paper, brown and yellowish spots. ep : When used to describe a book, the endpaper(s), The first and last two pages (verso and recto) from the front and back of a book. 4to : Or quarto. A term used generally to describe the approximate size of a book, a book that is about 10" to 12" tall and roughly squarish in shape. The term is based on the size of paper traditionally used by book printers which has been folded and cut into 16 pages. shelfwear : Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
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