- Bookseller: Caliban Books ABAA-ILAB
- Seller Inventory #: 005194
- Book condition:
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: New York E. Duyckinck 1829.
Book Description
New York E. Duyckinck 1829.. Small 8vo, full old leather, 180 pp. VG, tight, no spine label.
Not sure what some of these terms mean? Look it up in our glossary.
vg : Very Good condition. can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or paper. Any defects must be noted. (defined by AB Bookman's Weekly)
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.
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.
