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Handbook of Frogs & Toads of the United States and Canada by Wright, Albert & Anna
- Bookseller: Schroeder's Book Haven
(US)
- Seller Inventory #: B0597
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Ithaca, NY: Comstock/Cornell, 1961. 3rd ed. Hardcover. 640 pages.
Description
Ithaca, NY: Comstock/Cornell, 1961. 3rd ed. Hardcover. 640 pages. . Maps, b/w photos. Green cloth covered boards, gilt titles and frog design. Appears as probably never read. Thumbprint size light stain on FEP. Near Fine/No Jacket. Tight, square, sharp corners. PON stamped top edge & FEP. Stain on FEP .
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
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
gilt : Decorative patterns imbedded into the affected portion of a book. Often appears on the boards or the spine, and may be very simple, to elegant, to ludicrous.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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