The Wee Folks Life of Christ by Elisabeth R Scovil
- Bookseller: Lebomart
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: G3-9
- Format: Book
- Book condition: Good
- Jacket condition: Poor
- Quantity available: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Henry Altemus Company
- Place: Philadelphia
- Date published: 1920
- Subjects:
JUVENILE FICTION / General;
Description
See pictures. The DJ has some open tears. Book cover is gray cloth and red at spine with a multicolored applique on front. Size of book is 4 5/16 inches wide by 5 9/16 high and 1/2 thick. This book is part of the Wee Folks Bible Story Series or the Altemus' Wee Books For Wee Folks Series. The author's name is not listed in the book. Howard Altemus, son of publisher Henry Altemus, held the copyright for this book.There are many illustrations thru the book but it doesn't mention who the illustrator was. Cover corners are bumped and worn thru. A prior owner put her name and address on 1st free end page and there is two poems written in pencil on two other free end pages. The gutter is cracked at the middle of the book. The author wrote this book to be used for reading to children at bedtime.
DJ : Short 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. cracked : In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate, revealing the stitching or binding underneath. gutter : The inside margin of a book, the edge of the pages nearing the binding. 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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