- Seller Inventory #: 5194
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Chicago, IL: American Technical Society, 1947
Chicago, IL: American Technical Society, 1947. Octavo (8.5 in. by 5.5 in.); 285pp.; good hardcover; waterstained pages; cocked spine; bumped corners..
octavo : A book whose page size is approximately 12 inches by 9 inches. 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 cut into eight pages.
cocked : Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not align when the book is lying flat. Severity may differ.
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.
