HAWAIIAN TYPES by Inn, Henry
- Bookseller: Commonwealth Books
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 416743
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: New York : Hastings House, 1945
Description
New York : Hastings House, 1945. First edition. 4to. Cloth. 3 pp text plus 47 full page black and white photographs by the author. Slight rubbing to dust jacket at head, heel and corners, slight toning to jacket as is usual, else very good plus in a very good dust jacket.
rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually
used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
heel : The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
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.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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