Collins London for the Sunday Dispatch Poor (lightly soiled yellow pictorial boards with half of spine covering missing, remainder attached at one side only, wear round edges and corners heavily bumped, cracked hinge at page 20 and early contents shaken, browning to page edges and occasional spots in margins, Christmas gift sticker front free endpaper, no scribble or pencil marks) quarto 113pp. Illustration on front board by Foxwell, with old man and boy and parrot in speedboat, and man, boy and girl on quayside with large camera on tripod.

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Bookseller: lobstabooks (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 54938
Title: JOLLY JACKS ANNUAL 1940
Author: Foxwell et al illustrations:
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Collins London for the Sunday Dispatch
Bookseller catalogs: Childrens;

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Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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....
Quarto: The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
Poor: A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
Remainder: Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder...
Shaken: A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.