- Bookseller: Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
- Seller Inventory #: 11178
- Format: Cloth
- Book condition: Very good
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: James R. Osgood and Company,
- Place: Boston:
- Date published: 1883.
Book Description
Boston:: James R. Osgood and Company,. 1883.. Cloth. Very good. 8vo, 294 pp. Red cloth cover with gilt title on spine; later binding. Spine is somewhat dusty, o/w very good. Original owner signature on front end paper, dated 1883.
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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.
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.
o/w : An abbreviation for otherwise
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
