- Seller Inventory #: LR184
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place: NY
- Keywords: Questions of the Day Series, Agriculture
NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons lacks title page, otherwise clean and tight; some tanning. Cover corners and spine edges show light wear; circa 1890; light pencil marginalia; 274 pp; end papers list other editions in series.. Brown Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover.
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.
title page : A page where the title of the book, the author's name and publication information usually appear.
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.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
