- Seller Inventory #: 11157
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Fine
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Westvaco Corporation
- Date published: [1986]
Westvaco Corporation. Fine. [1986]. Hardcover. Book and Slipcase in Fine condition. No DJ as issued. Green cloth cover with gilt lettering on spine. Top edge gilt. A collection of chapters from works by James Fenimore Cooper. Nicely illustrated with reproductions of steel engravings. From a series produced by Westvaco Corp. As a christmas gift for employees. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 343 pages .
DJ : Short for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
top edge gilt : The top of the text block (the edges the pages that are visible when looking directly down at the top of a closed book) has been decorated with a gold-like finish.
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.
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.
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.
