- Bookseller: Riverow Bookshop, INC ABAA
- Seller Inventory #: BOOKS006235I
- Format: Cloth
- Book condition: G/--
- Illustrator: Diagrams
- Edition: Reprint
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Place: Cambridge, MA
- Date published: 1948
Book Description
Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press. G/--. 1948. Reprint. Cloth. First edition, 1944. . 8vo., 242 pp., Cover faded, spine frayed; ownership, lightly shaken .
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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. Also known as the back.
reprint : Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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.
shaken : A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
