- Seller Inventory #: 15345
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good
- Illustrator: John Austen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Argus Books Limited
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Date published: 1929
- Keywords: NOAMZCA, Classics, Classic Fiction, Classic Literature
Chicago, IL: Argus Books Limited, 1929 Top edges gilt; text blocks clean and tight with light wear and fading to bindings.. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by John Austen. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover.
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.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
