Yankee Auctioneer by Bean, George H
- Bookseller: BookCollector.net
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 203903
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Good
- Jacket condition: Fair
- Edition: 3rd Print
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Little Brown
- Place: Boston
- Date published: 1948
Description
Boston: Little Brown, 1948. Good in Fair jacket Good+ in Good-Tears jacket8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. DJ G-, tears on outside edges and spine, colorful picture of country estate auction on front, price clipped. Red boards G+. Binding tight. Interior pages clean, small spot on outside page edge. Well known " New England auctioneer tells what it takes.. 3rd Print. Hard Cover. Good/Fair.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
DJ : Short for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a 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.
price clipped : The portion of the dust jacket flap where the publisher prints the suggested price has been cut away. Usually this is a clean 1-2" diagonal cut made with scissors.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
G- : A term used to denote a condition a slight grade lesser than Good. Good is defined as "describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted." (Taken from AB Bookman's Weekly).
Fair : is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc. (which must be noted). Binding, jacket (if any), etc., may also be worn. All defects must be noted. (defined by AB Bookman's Weekly)
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