- Bookseller: Rulon-Miller Books
- Seller Inventory #: 31205
- Book condition:
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Kraus Reprint Co.
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1969.
Book Description
New York: Kraus Reprint Co.. 1969.. Reprint, 8vo, pp. x, [2], 66, [1]; folding frontispiece plate; original rust cloth, spine gilt; about fine.
Not sure what some of these terms mean? Look it up in our glossary.
spine : The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf. Also known as the back.
reprint : Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
frontispiece : A portrait or illustration on the page opposing the title page.
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.
