- Bookseller: Antic Hay Books
- Seller Inventory #: 46490
- Book condition:
- Binding: Hardcover
- Date published: 1991
Book Description
1991. NAGY, Alyson. HARDWARE RIVER. NY: Poseidon Press, 1991. 8vo., cloth & boards in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed by Nagy on the title page. A collection of stories by the author of the highly acclaimed "Madonna on Her Back." Fine in d/j.
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boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
title page : A page where the title of the book, the author's name and publication information usually appear.
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.
