- Bookseller: Jeff Weber Rare Books
- Seller Inventory #: M7689
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: 2
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Henry Schuman
- Place: New York:
- Date published: 1947
Book Description
New York:: Henry Schuman. 1947. hardcover. 2. FIRST EDITION. 235 x 157 mm. 8vo. xvii, 429 pp. Bibliog. Blue cloth, gilt spine; lightly rubbed. Very 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.
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.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
