B. Tobey of the New Yorker by Tobey, B
- Bookseller: Old Linceter Books
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 001103
- Format:
- Book condition: Near Fine
- Jacket condition: Fine
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN 10: 0396081959
- ISBN 13: 9780396081951
- Publisher: Dodd, Mead
- Date published: 1983
- Pages: 140
Description
Dodd, Mead, 1983 Dodd, Mead, NY, 1983. Hardcover. Book Condition: F. Dust Jacket Condition: NF. First Edition; First Printing. Published @$16.95; 120 + cartoons Light wrinkling at top edge of spine of DJ; Drawings; 4to; unpaped pages. Illustrated by Cartoons by B. Tobey. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Attractive copy, in great condition. Brief intro, remainder cartoons from the New Yorker. Unpaginated. Pages clean, tight. Red on black boards, gilt lettering on spine; very minimal shelfwear.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
NF : Near fine condition
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.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
gilt : The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book. The edges of the text block, or an inlay in the front cover of the boards, for example.
remainder : Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder mark.
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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