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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Said of a section of twenty-four pages in a book, on a sheet, or in form of type. Usually called twenty-four-mo.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Having twenty-four leaves to a sheet.
- n. A book composed of sheets each of which is folded into twenty-four leaves; hence, indicating more or less definitely a size of book so made; -- usually written 24mo, or 24°.
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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 A book composed of sheets that are folded into 24 leaves (48 pages); usually referred to as 24mo. Feb 20, 2007