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The Cathedral Church of Saint Albans with an Account of the Fabric & A Short History of the Abbey by Perkins, Rev. Thomas
- Bookseller: Webster's Fine Books & Maps, ABAC,ILAB
 (CA)
- Seller Inventory #: 1276
- Edition: First edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: George Bell & Sons,
- Place: London:
- Date published: 1903
- Pages: [xii], 3-114, [6] pp
Description
London: : George Bell & Sons, , 1903. First edition. 8vo,. green pictorial cloth spine darkened, bookplate on front pastedown, offsetting to ffep, else very good. A brief history of Saint Albans cathedral.
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.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 12 inches by 9 inches. 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.
bookplate : A device (often decorative) affixed to the book, usually on the endpapers, which designates ownership (or former ownership).
ffep : Front free endpaper. Generally, the first page of a book.
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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