Southwestern Lore, Mar 1945, Vol X, No. 4 (Chapters I and II of Colorado's Old-Timers)

wraps : The paper covering on the outside of a paperback.

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.

tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.