Book Description
Edge, A.B. Broughton & T.H. Laby. The Principles & Practice of Geophysical Prospecting. Being the Report of the Imperial Geophysical Experimental Survey. Cambridge 1931. 4to, xiv + 372pp, frontis. map + 8 folding plates + ills in text. Cloth boards corners bumped o/w G+.
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boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
plates : Full page illustrations or photographs. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e., they are not sewn as parts of gatherings.
4to : Or quarto. A term used generally to describe the approximate size of a book, a book that is about 10" to 12" tall and roughly squarish in shape. The term is based on the size of paper traditionally used by book printers which has been folded and cut into 16 pages.
bumped : Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light bending.
o/w : An abbreviation for otherwise
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
