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Jo's Boys : A Sequel to "Little Men" by Louisa May Alcott
- Bookseller: Spirit Tomes and Treasures
(US)
- Seller Inventory #: 000811
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Good
- Jacket condition: No Jacket
- Illustrator: Louis Jambor
- Edition: First Thus
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
- Place: New York, New York, USA
- Date published: 1949
Description
New York, New York, USA: Grosset & Dunlap, 1949 A reprint (ca. 1886) of The Beautiful Illustrated Junior Library Editions illustrated by Louis Jambor. Many drawings, some in full color, including front cover picture of 10 figures at a party under tree bough, 2-page color frontispiece and rear fly pages. Full-page illustraton opposite title page. A continuation of authoress's classic Little Women series, ten years later in Plumfield. G condition cloth hardcover with moderate edge wear and bumped corners; moderate scuffing of boards. Minor soiling and agetoning of page edges. Usual library markings (Baugo Township) and glued in pocket on rear endpage. Binding tight and spine straight. Pages clean with no underlining, writing or highlighting. 358 pp Excellent reading copy.. First Thus. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Louis Jambor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound 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. reprint : Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition. reading copy : Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use. Ex-library : A former library book, generally containing library acquisition and ownership stamped markings, and other typical indications of the library's use. frontispiece : A portrait or illustration on the page opposing the title page. title page : A page where the title of the book, the author's name and publication information usually appear. first thus : Indicates that this is not the first appearance of a book in print, but that this is the first appearance in a substantially different format than the true first edition. For example, a first illustrated edition of a book, or even a first paperback release of a book originally published in hard cover. 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. soiling : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining. bumped : 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. Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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