Europe: A History of Ten Years

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.

tipped in : used to describe something which has been glued into a book, for example a bookplate.

Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.