- Bookseller: Riverow Bookshop, INC ABAA
- Seller Inventory #: BOOKS265690I
- Format: Cloth
- Book condition: G/--
- Illustrator: Black & White Illustrations
- Edition: .......
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Longmans, Green & Company
- Place: New York, NY
- Date published: 1892
Book Description
New York, NY: Longmans, Green & Company. G/--. 1892. ........ Cloth. Sm 8vo., 295 pp., rubbed, bumped, spine tipes frayed, pages yellowing .
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.
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.
bumped : Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light bending.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
