- Bookseller: Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
- Seller Inventory #: 11787
- Book condition: Good
- Edition: First edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Duckworth And Co.,
- Place: London:
- Date published: 1912.
Book Description
London:: Duckworth And Co.,. 1912.. First edition. Good. 8vo, 203pp, ads (xl). b&w illus throughout, complete, folding color map inside front cover. Original blue cloth covers with gilt title on front cover and on spine. Spine is sunned and chipped at top, no dj. Internally, scattered fox spotting, and pages toned. This reference work covers history, facts and statistics on economy, geography, political life, tourism, and agriculture of the island.
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DJ : Short for 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.
chipped : A defect in which small pieces missing from the edges.
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.
sunned : The affected portion of the book has been discolored from exposure to the sun.
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.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
