- Bookseller: Antic Hay Books
- Seller Inventory #: 49769
- Book condition:
- Binding: Hardcover
- Date published: 1949
Book Description
1949. van SAHER, Lilla. MACAMBA. NY: E.P. Dutton, 1949. Small 8vo., orange cloth stamped in gilt. First Edition. Signed presentation by Van Saher on front endpaper: "To Fredericka with deep gratefulness for the help, moral support and friendliness, she gave me. Lilla van Saher." Very Good.
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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.
e.p. : When used to describe a book, the endpaper(s), The first and last two pages (verso and recto) from the front and back of a book.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
