The Book of Herb Cookery by Hoffmann, Irene Botsford
- Bookseller: Bacchus Books
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 000823
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good
- Jacket condition: Very Good
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
- Place: Boston
- Date published: 1958
- Subjects:
COOKING / General;
GARDENING / Herbs;
Description
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1958. green cloth over boards, bumps to the top and bottom of the spine, pencil marking on ffe, jacket is chipped along edges and encased in Brodart cover, price is clipped.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. jacket : Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book 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. chipped : A defect in which small pieces missing from the edges. 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. Brodart : Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The name refers to the company by the same name which produces many book repair and archival products. Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. Bumps : Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light bending.
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