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Flying Round the World by Blake, Major W.T
- Bookseller: Webster's Fine Books & Maps, ABAC,ILAB
 (CA)
- Seller Inventory #: 790
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: Heath Cranton,
- Place: London:
- Date published: [1923].
- Pages: [1-10] 11-238 pp
Description
London: : Heath Cranton, , [1923]. . First edition. 8vo,. Illustrated. half blue calf and cloth prize binding, gilt decorated spine and gilt institutional stamp. A few spots to covers, lower board bumped at fore-edge, prize label on front pastedown, a nice sound and attractive copy. A flying trip to the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent.
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.
gilt : Decorative patterns imbedded into the affected portion of a book. Often appears on the boards or the spine, and may be very simple, to elegant, to ludicrous.
calf : Leather binding made from calfskin. Most common form of leather binding.
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.
bumped : 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.
pastedown : The paper glued to the inside cover of a hard cover book.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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