crown octavo
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The Chandos Classics edition in crown octavo was first issued in 1877.
From The Koran (Al-Qur'an) by Sale, George
The book contains xi+116+3 pages of Music Figures, crown octavo, bound in dark unlettered cloth.
From Johann Sebastian Bach by Forkel, Johann Nikolaus
Now complete in seven handsome crown octavo volumes.
From Endless Amusement A Collection of Nearly 400 Entertaining Experiments by Unknown
Each volume will contain at least 320 crown octavo pages, illustrated according to the requirements of the subject-matter, by from 30 to 100 illustrations, and will be strongly bound in ornamental cloth boards.
From Notes and Queries, Number 75, April 5, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various
It forms a crown octavo volume of two hundred and thirty-eight pages, and was published by Mr. Charles Knight.
From Harriet Martineau by Miller, Florence Fenwick
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