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Two Little Confederates by Page, Thomas Nelson
- Bookseller: Greenberry House
(US)
- Seller Inventory #: 002119
- Format: Paperback
- Book condition: Good
- Jacket condition: No Jacket
- Edition: Reprint
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
- Place: New York
Description
New York: Grosset & Dunlap. 169 pages, illustrated with black and white drawings. Semi-autobiographical novel about two boys who lived through the Civil War at a Virginia plantation. Green binding with black lettering on front cover and spine, illustrated endpapers. Spine and edges of cover faded with soiling along edges, some edge wear with bumped corners, black mark at bottom edge of front cover, interior pages tanned, former owner's name in pencil on title page. War-time edition.. Reprint. Original Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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.
reprint : Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
title page : A page where the title of the book, the author's name and publication information usually appear.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
soiling : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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.
endpapers : The first and last two pages (verso and recto) from the front and back of a book.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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