- Bookseller: Jeff Weber Rare Books
- Seller Inventory #: S2396
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: 3
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Geological Society of America), 1957. The Geological Society of America, Memoir
- Place: (New York:
- Date published: oir67
Book Description
(New York:: Geological Society of America), 1957. The Geological Society of America, Memoir. oir67. hardcover. 3. 253 x 167 mm. Thick 8vo. x, 1077 pp. Frontis. port., figs., numerous tables (many folding), bibliog., index. Red cloth, gilt spine; rubbed, corners bumped. Ex library ms. spine number, label removed from front paste down, rubber stamp. Good.
Not sure what some of these terms mean? Look it up in our glossary.
MM : Mass Market Paperback. Often thought of as the pocket paperback.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
