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THE GALL MIDGES OF THE NEOTROPICAL REGION by Gagne, Raymond J
- Bookseller: Commonwealth Books
(US)
- Seller Inventory #: 401363
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Ithaca and London : Comstock Publishing Associates, a division of Cornell University Press, (1994)
Description
Ithaca and London : Comstock Publishing Associates, a division of Cornell University Press, (1994). First edition. 8vo. Cloth in dust jacket. 352pp. 341 b/w illustrations of distinguishing anatomy and plant pathology. Near fine in like dj. In print for $55.
DJ : Short for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
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.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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