- Bookseller: Caliban Books ABAA-ILAB
- Seller Inventory #: 0058108
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Chapman and Hall
- Place: London
- Date published: 1888
Book Description
London: Chapman and Hall. 1888. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 volumes. Green cloth 8vo's 470pp+; 506pp. Ex-library from the College for Working Women. There are stickers on each front pastedown explaining circulation policies, bookplates to the covers and the usual ex-library stamps to the half title page. There is some wear t the extremeties, most notable the corners. The cover and spine has gilt decoration. VG. Contents clean and unmarked, save library markings already noted. 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.
Ex-library : A former library book, generally containing library acquisition and ownership stamped markings, and other typical indications of the library's use.
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.
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.
half title : The leaf which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at times, the author's name and/or other information may appear.
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.
