- Bookseller: Argosy Book Store
- Seller Inventory #: 135458
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: very good(-)
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Scribner
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1934
Book Description
New York: Scribner, 1934. hardcover. very good(-). Illus. 4 vols. tall 8vo, red cloth, publisher's slipcase. New York: Scribner's 1934, 1935. Later Printing. Endpapers of all volumes lightly soiled. Head of spine of Vol. IV repaired. Front cover of Vol. II lightly spotted. Slipcase rubbed.
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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.
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.
soiled : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
endpapers : The first and last two pages (verso and recto) from the front and back of a book.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
