Tennyson's Poems by Tennyson, Alfred
- Bookseller: West Seattle Books
(US)
- Seller Inventory #: 011650
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good
- Jacket condition: No Jacket
- Edition: No Additional Printings Indicated
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Harper and Brothers
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1871
Description
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1871 308pgs. Blue boards in very good condition, with some very slight rubbing to the upper and lower parts of the spine. Black and white illustrations.. No Additional Printings Indicated. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually
used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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.
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.
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