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Pathways Through the Bible by Cohen, Mortimer J
- Bookseller: SugarTreeBooks
(US)
- Seller Inventory #: 711403
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Fine
- Jacket condition: No Jacket
- Illustrator: Szyk, Arthur
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Jewish Publication Society of America
- Place: Philadelphia PA
- Date published: 1946
Description
Philadelphia PA: Jewish Publication Society of America, 1946 Signed, inscribed, and dated by the author, to his editor, on the front free endpaper.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Szyk, Arthur. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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
front free endpaper : The portion of the endpaper which is left loose after binding. The first loose page upon opening a book. It may be plain or decorative.
8vo : Short for 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 folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
inscribed : a short note written by the author or a previous owner in the beginning of a book, generally accompanied by a signature.
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