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Jack Miner and the Birds and Some Things I Know About Nature by Miner, Jack
- Bookseller: BookCollector.net
(US)
- Seller Inventory #: 204487
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Fair
- Jacket condition: No Jacket
- Edition: 3rd Print
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Reilley & Lee Co.
- Place: Chicago
- Date published: 1925
Description
Chicago: Reilley & Lee Co., 1925. Fair. Missing DJ Fair. No Jacket8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Green boards, gold lettering, book spine split and taped but still loosely attached to binding. Binding tight. Interior pages clean, black and white photos throughout. A man's private study of nature, wild birds, their social behavior, and particularly, wild ducks and geese, their migration, and creating sanctuaries. Many photos. 176 pps. NA204487.. 3rd Print. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket.
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.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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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