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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A book or publication of the largest size, often about 60 centimeters (2 feet) in height.
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Rare Books
Words used in the rare book trade (of which I was once a part). For more about how such books are put together, see hernesheir's excellent The Bindery.
foxing, gilt, headband, bumped, endpaper, leaf, colophon, vellum, laid paper, boards, device, engraving and 168 more...
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reesetee In book printing, a large folio, measuring about 23 by 28 inches. Double elephant folio refers to an even larger folio size, measuring about 26 1/2 x 39 inches. Some of Audubon's books (and few other books) were printed on this scale, so "double elephant folio" has become synonomous with Audubon's work.
Feb 20, 2007