- Bookseller: Caliban Books ABAA-ILAB
- Seller Inventory #: 0057634
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Philip Allan
- Place: London
- Date published: 1920
Book Description
London: Philip Allan. 1920. Hardcover. Very Good. 1920 red cloth 8vo, 303pp. With a fold-out map and 32 illustrations. Namestamp to front flyleaf and signature to title page. Sticker to rear pastedown, sunning to spine. General shelfwear including wear to cloth. Else clean and unmarked, VG. 8vo.
Not sure what some of these terms mean? Look it up in our glossary.
vg : Very Good condition. can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or paper. Any defects must be noted. (defined by AB Bookman's Weekly)
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.
title page : A page where the title of the book, the author's name and publication information usually appear.
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.
pastedown : The paper glued to the inside cover of a hard cover book.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
shelfwear : Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
