Davenport, Cyril, 1848-1941 · London : Constable · leaf 88
or PAPER 75 horizontal, and the watermark in the middle of the back ofpp. 4 and 5; there are two foldings and two tops of leavesto be cut. —8°. If the quarto be again folded we get a gatheringof eight leaves, or 16 pp., called an octavo, which is thecommonest size for English books. In an octavo… … Fig. 64.-8°. Fig. 65.-12°. The further foldings of 16°, 32°, and 64° are the sameoperations carried further, but although such sizes doexist they are so uncommon that a further description ofthem is not necessary. —12°. In the case of a duodecimo a different initialfolding is followed. The original…
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