- Bookseller: Lux Mentis, Booksellers
- Seller Inventory #: 6460
- Format: Hardcover
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Date published: 1955
Book Description
Pittsburgh, PA : University of Pittsburgh Press, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Ligth shelf/edge wear, toning at spine, light soiling to boards, else tight, bright and unmarred. Cream paper boards, frontispiece. 8vo. 43pp. Illus. (b/w plates).
Not sure what some of these terms mean? Look it up in our glossary.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
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.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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.
soiling : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
