IF THERE WERE NO LOSSES: THE STORY OF CHUBB & SON FROM ITS FOUNDING IN 1882 UNTIL 1957

boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.

quarto : A term used generally to describe the approximate size of a book, a book that is about 10" to 12" tall and roughly squarish in shape. The term is based on the size of paper traditionally used by book printers which has been folded and cut into 16 pages.