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The Grand Fleet 1914-1916 Its Creation, Development and Work by Jellicoe, Admiral Viscount
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Toronto: : Hodder & Stoughton, , [1919]. . Lrg. 8vo, . Illustrated with plates and 4 folding maps in rear pocket cloth spine and perimeters sunned, occasional light spotting, tear to plate 1 (mostly to blank margin), else very good. The development of the grand Fleet, its bases and naval strategies leading to the Battle of Jutland.
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.
sunned : The affected portion of the book has been discolored from exposure to the sun.
plates : Full page illustrations or photographs. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e., they are not sewn as parts of gatherings.
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.
plate : Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e., they are not sewn as parts of gatherings.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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