crown octavo
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The volumes will be printed in a handsome crown octavo form, and will sell for about $1.50 each.
From Is Life Worth Living? by Mallock, W. H. (William Hurrell)
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
These notes seem to have been equivalent to about 600 pages of an ordinary crown octavo book printed in long primer.
From The Life of Sir Richard Burton by Wright, Thomas
One thousand copies of this crown octavo catalogue of 94 pages p. 66were printed.
From Three Centuries of a City Library an Historical and Descriptive Account of the Norwich Public Library Established in 1608 and the present Public Library opened in 1857 by Stephen, Geo. A. (George Arthur)
The volume from which this edition is printed consists of one hundred pages in crown octavo, with a very rude cut of Ruth and Boaz.
From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 by Bunyan, John
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