- Bookseller: James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC
- Seller Inventory #: 17900
- Book condition: Edges a bit dusty, gilt letting on spine a bit dulled, otherwise a fine copy in a soiled jacket, with some wear at the extremiti
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: John Lane
- Place: N. Y.
- Date published: 1917
Book Description
First edition. Cornelius Weygandt's copy with his ownership signature on front free endpaper Small 8vo, cloth, dust jacket
Not sure what some of these terms mean? Look it up in our glossary.
dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
front free endpaper : The portion of the endpaper which is left loose after binding. The first loose page upon opening a book. It may be plain or decorative.
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.
