- Bookseller: Riverow Bookshop, INC ABAA
- Seller Inventory #: BOOKS238261I
- Format: Cloth
- Book condition: G/G
- Illustrator: Black & White Illustrations
- Edition: First Thus
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
- Place: Middletown, CT
- Date published: (1978)
Book Description
Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press. G/G. (1978). First Thus. Cloth. 8vo., 281 pp., dj: plastic-covered; book: cover in good condition, one worn hinge .
Not sure what some of these terms mean? Look it up in our glossary.
first thus : Indicates that this is not the first appearance of a book in print, but that this is the first appearance in a substantially different format than the true first edition. For example, a first illustrated edition of a book, or even a first paperback release of a book originally published in hard cover.
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.
hinge : The portion of a book near the spine that is intended to flex to allow the book to open.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
