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Heralds and Ancestors by Sir Anthony Wagner
- Bookseller: Black Cat Books
 (CA)
- Seller Inventory #: 007281
- Binding: Paperback
- ISBN 10: 0714180076
- ISBN 13: 9780714180076
- Publisher: British Museum Publications Limited
- Place: London, England
- Date published: 1978
- Pages: 87
Description
London, England: British Museum Publications Limited, 1978. Glossy black illus. card covers, white lettering on covers & spine, very light handling wear; errata note attached to Contents page; 87 pgs., biblio. & abbreviations, acknowledgements, col. photos and b&w illus. throughout; clean & tight, not creased, cracked or bent.. ISBN: 0 7141 8007 6. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. History.
jacket : Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book
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.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
cracked : In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate, revealing the stitching or binding underneath.
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.
errata : a list correcting errors found after a book has already been printed.
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