SUBMARINES, ADMIRALS AND NAVIES
by Mayers, Colin
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Boston : Associated Publications, 1940. 8vo. Cloth. 280 pp. 12 b/w illustrations. Shelfwear and rubbing to extremities, spine slightly cocked, offsetting to endpapers, previous owner's name to front pastedown, else very good.
rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually
used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket. 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. cocked : Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not align when the book is lying flat. Severity may differ. 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. pastedown : The paper glued to the inside cover of a hard cover book. endpapers : The first and last two pages (verso and recto) from the front and back of a book. Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. shelfwear : Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
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