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Babar and Father Christmas by de Brunhoff, Jean; Haas, Merle (translator)
- Bookseller: Books at The Bailey
(US)
- Seller Inventory #: CC0077
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Good -
- Jacket condition: No Jacket
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN 10: 0590757865
- ISBN 13: 9780590757867
- Publisher: Random House
- Place: New York NY
- Date published: 1968
Description
New York NY: Random House, 1968 very worn spine and edges with boards showing, clear tape mending along spine and gutters, usual library markings--some blacked out pocket removed, colors bright and text is Good. Illustrated Boards. Good -/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" 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.
Ex-library : A former library book, generally containing library acquisition and ownership stamped markings, and other typical indications of the library's use.
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.
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