Fairy Tales by ANDERSEN Hans Christian
- Bookseller: Ming Books
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: un99600
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good
- Illustrator: Monro S. Orr
- Edition: First Thus
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: George G. Harrap & Co.
- Place: London
- Date published: 1925
Description
London: George G. Harrap & Co., 1925. 309 + ii (publisher's adverts) Original publisher's cloth in 3 colours to front board & spine. Slight fading to spine. Two small pin holes to back board. Slight bumping to spine. A volume in the Harrap Folk-Lore and Fairy Tales series.. First Thus. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Monro S. Orr. 8vo.
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.
bumping : 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.
first thus : Indicates that this is not the first appearance of a book in print, but that this is the first appearance in a substantially different format than the true first edition. For example, a first illustrated edition of a book, or even a first paperback release of a book originally published in hard cover.
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.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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