- Seller Inventory #: 10305
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: No Place: No Publisher, No Date
No Place: No Publisher, No Date. Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); shrinkwrap; handsomely bound in black leather at spine; cloth-covered boards; gilt decorations to boards and spine; all edges gilt; silk ribbon; raised bands at spine; fine hardcover; crisp; clean; bright..
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
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.
raised band(s) : On leather bound books, the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine.
gilt : The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book. The edges of the text block, or an inlay in the front cover of the boards, for example.
