THE STRAY LAMB
by Smith, Thorne
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Creasing and rubbing, clear tape to upper spine, a good copy. (25126)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Editions for the Armed Services, Inc., [1944]. Armed Services Edition and first paperback edition. Creasing and rubbing, clear tape to upper spine, a good copy. (25126). Small octavo (oblong), pictorial wrappers. ASE K-15. The Armed Services Editions was a significant historical project between U.S. government and major U.S. publishing to mass produce portable entertainment for the men at war. The books, introduced in 1943, were produced in ever increasing numbers as WW II progressed, eventually reaching over 150,000 copies per title. Managing production was Philip Van Doren Stern the former executive editor of Pocket Books. Manning, When Books Went to War.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25126
- Title
- THE STRAY LAMB
- Author
- Smith, Thorne
- Book Condition
- Used - Creasing and rubbing, clear tape to upper spine, a good copy. (25126)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Armed Services Edition and first paperback edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Editions for the Armed Services, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1944]
- Keywords
- Paperback . Fantasy
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.