duodecimo
noun
a book size of about 5 × 7½ inches (13 × 19 centimeters), determined by printing on sheets folded to form 12 leaves or 24 pages. 12 mo, 12°
duodecimos
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pluralof duodecimo.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Besides the drawers at the base, this will afford space for four rows of books, to include octavos, duodecimos, and smaller volumes.
From The Private Library What We Do Know, What We Don't Know, What We Ought to Know About Our Books by Arthur Lee Humphreys
The volumes that formed the fuel of the barbarians' bonfire at Alexandria would be but a small book-stall by the side of the octavos, quartos, and duodecimos he has pyramidized on our book-shelves.
From The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe by James Parton
In a modern edition, the Abbé Souchai has curtailed these tiresome dialogues; the work still consists of ten duodecimos.
From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 by Isaac Disraeli
Then the two children step forward with bow and curtsey to receive their tiny gilt prizes from a pile of duodecimos upon the teacher’s desk.
From Forgotten Books of the American Nursery A History of the Development of the American Story-Book by Rosalie Vrylina Halsey
The volumes are duodecimos of about 250 pages each, illustrated by maps and plans prepared under the direction of the authors.
From The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan
