- Bookseller: Antic Hay Books
- Seller Inventory #: 47674
- Book condition:
- Binding: Hardcover
- Date published: 1878
Book Description
1878. SEVERANCE, Mark Sibley. HAMMERSMITH: HIS HARVARD DAYS. Boston: Houghton, Osgood & Co., 1878. Small 8vo., red cloth stamped in gilt & black. First Edition. Good (gilt work not bad but wear & soiling to covers, ink name on front blank-page).
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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.
soiling : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
