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Glimpses of Ancient Leicester. In Six Periods by Johnson, Mrs. T. Fielding
- Bookseller: Webster's Fine Books & Maps, ABAC,ILAB
 (CA)
- Seller Inventory #: 135
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Limited,
- Place: London:
- Date published: 1891
- Pages: [viii], 306 pp
Description
London:: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Limited,, 1891. First edition. 4to,. Illustrated. red morocco backed cloth. A few areas of waterstaining to fore-edges extending into blank margins not affecting text or images. A concise history of Leicester from the Romans to the end of the 18th century. Two versions of this book were published-an 8vo bound in cloth, and a 4to printed "on best art paper, bound in half Roxburgh".
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.
4to : Or quarto. A term used generally to describe the approximate size of a book, a book that is about 10" to 12" tall and roughly squarish in shape. The term is based on the size of paper traditionally used by book printers which has been folded and cut into 16 pages.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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