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verso

[ vur-soh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Printing.

, plural ver·sos.

verso

/ ˈvɜːsəʊ /

1. the back of a sheet of printed paper
2. Also calledreverso the left-hand pages of a book, bearing the even numbers Compare recto
the side of a coin opposite to the obverse; reverse

Origin of verso¹

1830–40; short for Latin in versō foliō on the turned leaf

Origin of verso¹

C19: from the New Latin phrase versō foliō the leaf having been turned, from Latin vertere to turn + folium a leaf

First edition, with engraving by G. Van der Gucht on the verso of the half-title.

The title and letter-press of the two issues are identical, and the three errata on A2 verso are uncorrected.

Collation: Title designed and engraved by Isaac Taylor, one leaf (verso blank).

Collation: Title printed from a copper-plate, with vignette of the Ass, No. 1, one leaf (verso blank).

Collation: Title with square printer's ornament, A1 (verso blank).

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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