- Bookseller: The Kelmscott Bookshop
- Seller Inventory #: 11905
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: John Murray,
- Place: London:
- Date published: 1901.
Book Description
London:: John Murray,, 1901.. Vg in dark blue, gilt-lettered boards with floral design to front board and spine/171 pp./small 8vo. Literature. LIT21222.
Not sure what some of these terms mean? Look it up in our glossary.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
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)
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.
