U.S. Army Military History Reserach Collection; Special Bibliographic Series, Number 11, The Era of the Civil War, 1820-1876

wraps : The paper covering on the outside of a paperback.

Ex-library : A former library book, generally containing library acquisition and ownership stamped markings, and other typical indications of the library's use.

4to : Or quarto. A term used generally to describe the approximate size of a book, a book that is about 10" to 12" tall and roughly squarish in shape. The term is based on the size of paper traditionally used by book printers which has been folded and cut into 16 pages.