8vo

Noun

Meaning

the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves

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In library and booksellers' catalogues, it is common to include an abbreviation such as "Crown 8vo" to indicate the paper size from which the book is made. Source: Internet

Hardcover, 8vo, 205 pp. Contains Ralph Crane's Transcript of A Game at Chess; The Part of "Poore"; Musical and Dramatic Documents from the Middle Temple; and Fireworks for Queen Elizabeth. Source: Internet

Cloth, large 8vo, 225 pages. Source: Internet

Hardcover, 8vo, 288 pp. with index. Source: Internet

Hardcover, 8vo, 321 pp. Profuse b/w and color photograph plates throughout. Source: Internet

Cloth, Large 8vo, 101 pages. Source: Internet

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