- Seller Inventory #: 15226
- Format: Paperback
- Book condition: Very Good
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Place: NY
- Date published: 2004
- Keywords: Agriculture, Farming
NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2004 Text block clean and tight with light wear to covers; appears unread; 193 pp.. Wraps. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Uncorrected Proof.
wraps : The paper covering on the outside of a paperback.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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.
uncorrected proof : Released prior to the general release, and prior to final editing, generally plainly bound and distributed for promotional purposes.