- Bookseller: Kenneth Karmiole, Bookseller, Inc.
- Seller Inventory #: 2903
- Book condition:
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Ex Officina Elzeviriorum.
- Place: Leyden
- Date published: 1648
Book Description
Leyden: Ex Officina Elzeviriorum.. 1648. Sm. 8vo. (128),844,(18)pp. Index. Illus. with several woodcut diagrams and tables. Title printed in red & black with a woodcut vignette. Cont. vellum, hand lettered spine, a bit soiled. Small rubber stamp on verso of title.
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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.
soiled : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
verso : The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
vellum : A fine quality of parchment made from hide produced for binding or sometimes a writing surface. Sometimes used to describe paper which has been made to resemble true vellum.
vignette : A small illustration or graphic placed at the beginning or end of a book or a chapter.
