- Bookseller: Hoffman Books
- Seller Inventory #: 40784
- Book condition: VG
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Childs and Peterson & Phillips, Sampson
- Place: PHILADELPHIA-BOSTON
- Date published: 1858
Book Description
PHILADELPHIA-BOSTON: Childs and Peterson & Phillips, Sampson. VG. 1858. ORIGINAL CLOTH, 8VO. RUBBED, WORN A BIT AT CORNERS. FROM THE COLLECTION OF WILLIAM HERBERT HOBBS, THE GREENLAND EXPLORER, WITH HIS BOOK PLATE. .
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vg : Very Good condition. can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or paper. Any defects must be noted. (defined by AB Bookman's Weekly)
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.
plate : Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e., they are not sewn as parts of gatherings.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
