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A B C OF READING by [Porter, Katherine Anne]: Pound, Ezra:
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Norfolk, CT: New Directions, [1951].. Small octavo. Cloth boards. Very good, in worn, nicked and spine-sunned dust jacket. First issue in the ND New Classics format, bound up from British sheets. Inscribed by Katherine Anne Porter to her nephew "...'Take good heed and look well to the ending Be ye never so gay!' with my love on your birthday, Aunt Katherine Anne 29 July 1951." GALLUP A35(note).
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
octavo : A book whose page size is approximately 12 inches by 9 inches. 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 cut into eight pages.
nd : no publisher's date given
inscribed : a short note written by the author or a previous owner in the beginning of a book, generally accompanied by a signature.
A.N. : When used to describe the condition of a book refers to As New, "the book is in the same immaculate condition in which it was published. There can be no defects, no missing pages, no library stamps, etc., and the dust jacket (if it was issued with one) must be perfect without any tears," as defined by AB Bookman's Weekly
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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