The Magic Map by Beckler, Marion
- Bookseller: West Seattle Books
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 015394
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good
- Jacket condition: Fair in Broadart
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Reilly and Lee
- Place: Chicago
- Date published: 1964
Description
Chicago: Reilly and Lee, 1964 1365pgs. Dust jacket has rubbing to the upper and lower edges, and two chips and a tear to the lower edge. SIGNED/INSCRIBED by Beckler to the title page. "Thank you Esther, for buying the first book! Love Marion Beckler." Previous owners sig. to front endpaper. Book plate to inside frontendpaper. Boards in very good condition. Black and white illustrations by Dick Martin.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair in Broadart. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
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.
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.
endpaper : The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after printing. One side is glued to the inner portion of the boards (the paste-down) and the other is left loose (free endpaper).
plate : Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e., they are not sewn as parts of gatherings.
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