Treks Across the Veldt by Waldeck, Theodore J
- Bookseller: M Hofferber Books
(US)
- Seller Inventory #: ABE-22620801
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Viking Press
- Date published: 1944
Description
Viking Press, 1944. Hardcover, VG- with no dj, edgewear and small stains. Library discard with usual markings. Wildlife illustrations by Ivan T. Sanderson. First Edition. Green cloth. 213 pages.. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. juvenile, wildlife, Africa.
DJ : Short for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
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.
VG- : A term used to denote a condition a slight grade lesser than VG. Very Good is defined by AB Bookman's Weekly as "a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or paper. Any defects must be noted."
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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