- Bookseller: Jeff Weber Rare Books
- Seller Inventory #: M9175
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Charles C. Thomas
- Place: Springfield, IL:
- Date published: 1969
Book Description
Springfield, IL:: Charles C. Thomas. 1969. hardcover. 1. First edition. Tall 8vo. x, 479 pp. Photos, figs., index. Gilt stamped green cloth; spine head slightly rubbed, else fine.
Not sure what some of these terms mean? Look it up in our glossary.
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.
