- Bookseller: Argosy Book Store
- Seller Inventory #: 135654
- Format: Hardcover
- Binding: Hardcover
Book Description
hardcover. 8vo, 3/4 black leather, spine elaborately gilt with floral devices; raised bands, t.e.g. London: Kegan Paul, 1884. First Edition. Fine.
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.
raised band(s) : On leather bound books, the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine.
gilt : The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book. The edges of the text block, or an inlay in the front cover of the boards, for example.
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.
