- Bookseller: Riverow Bookshop, INC ABAA
- Seller Inventory #: BOOKS001332I
- Format: Decorative Clo
- Book condition: G/--
- Illustrator: Photographs (Black & White)
- Edition: .......
- Publisher: Century Company
- Place: New York, NY
- Date published: 1921
Book Description
New York, NY: Century Company. G/--. 1921. ........ Decorative Clo. With 75 illlustrations. . 8vo., 534 pp., Spine frayed; shaken & cracked, ownership .
Not sure what some of these terms mean? Look it up in our glossary.
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.
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, revealing the stitching or binding underneath.
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.
