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The New Municipal Manual for Upper Canada, Containing Notes of Decided Cases and A Full Analytical Index by Harrison, Robert A. [ed]
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Toronto: : Maclear & Co., , 1859. Lrg. 8vo, . contemporary calf. spine strip starting, calf rubbed and chipped, dampstaining (mostly confined to blank margins). A handbook of municipal acts.
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.
chipped : A defect in which small pieces missing from the edges.
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.
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