- Bookseller: Antic Hay Books
- Seller Inventory #: 8251
- Book condition:
- Binding: Hardcover
Book Description
0. UPDIKE, John. RABBIT AT REST. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. 8vo., cloth & patterned boards in slipcase. Signed, Limited Edition of 350 numbered copies. Awarded the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Fine; little rubbing slipcase.
Not sure what some of these terms mean? Look it up in our glossary.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually
used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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.
