Book Description
Warren, Robert Penn. Band Of Angels. Random House, NY. 1955. 1st edition. 8vo. 375pp. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket that has some rubbing at the top and bottom of the spine as well as along the edge tips. Neat POI on dedication page.
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rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually
used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
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.
