- Seller Inventory #: 21186
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good
- Jacket condition: Very Good (in mylar)
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Institute of Sindhology, University of Sind
- Place: Hyderabad, Pakistan
- Date published: 1977
- Keywords: Sindhology Reference, Bibliography - Sind, Pakistan, Far East/Asia
Hyderabad, Pakistan: Institute of Sindhology, University of Sind, 1977. Text block clean and tight in lightly edge-worn, thin-board binding; dust jacket moderately rubbed and edge-worn. 501 pp., including index.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good (in mylar). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover.
dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
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.