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Diary of a Tour in America by Buckley, Rev. M.B
Description
Dublin:: Sealy, Bryers & Walker,, 1886. 8vo,. brown and gilt pictorial cloth. Slight rubbing, front hinge about loose. Written by an Irish Missionary who travelled throughout Eastern Canada and the United States.
rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually
used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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.
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.
hinge : The portion of a book near the spine that is intended to flex to allow the book to open.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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