- Bookseller: Antic Hay Books
- Seller Inventory #: 50179
- Book condition:
- Binding: Hardcover
- Date published: 1949
Book Description
1949. MORAN, Charles J. HANDBOOK OF EXPORT TRAFFIC. NY: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, [1949]. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed by Moran on slip paper laid in. Near fine (light soil covers); edgewear (few chips, tears, creases) d/j.
Not sure what some of these terms mean? Look it up in our glossary.
dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
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.
laid in : something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
