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Calvin, 1609-1564 by Rilliet, Jean
- Bookseller: Digital Editions
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 000188
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good
- Jacket condition: No Jacket
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Librarie Artheme Fayard
- Place: Paris, France
- Date published: 1963
Description
Paris, France: Librarie Artheme Fayard, 1963 First edition, 8vo, 280 pages; heavy grey cloth binding, faded at spine. Gold stamped. Decorative end papers, speckeled edges. High quality paper, clean.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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