- Bookseller: Lux Mentis, Booksellers
- Seller Inventory #: 6301
- Format: Hardcover
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Sprague, Burleigh & Flynt
- Place: Augusta, ME
- Date published: 1887
Book Description
Augusta, ME: Sprague, Burleigh & Flynt, 1887. First Edition. Hardcover. Light shelf/edge wear, minor fraying at head and tail, rfep missing, else tight, bright and unmarred. Black cloth boards, gilt lettering. Small 8vo. 122pp. Index. This work is devoted to the early history of the valley; also relating many incidents and adventures of the early settlers; ncluding a brief sketch of the Kennebec Indian.
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boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
tail : The heel of the spine.
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.
rfep : Rear free end paper. The last blank sheet of paper bound into the rear of a book.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
