- Seller Inventory #: SJ3902
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good
- Illustrator: Engravings
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Derby brothers/ A Roman & Co.
- Place: NY/San Francisco
- Date published: 1877
- Keywords: American Literature, Victorian American Literature, American Life and Anecdotes
NY/San Francisco: Derby brothers/ A Roman & Co., 1877. Ffep coming loose/torn along front gutter, otherwise textblock is clean and tight; original, elaborately embossed binding, moderately shelf and corner worn; frayed spine extremities, lightly bumped corners; 502pp. . Embossed Brown Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Engravings. 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.
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.
gutter : The inside margin of a book, the edge of the pages nearing the binding.
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.
ffep : Front free endpaper. Generally, the first page of a book.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
