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octavo

[ok-tey-voh, -tah-] / ɒkˈteɪ voʊ, -ˈtɑ- /


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Co-founded by Adobe Systems CEO John Warnock, an avid rare-book collector, Octavo has so far published 15 titles.

From Time Magazine Archive

Octavo CD-ROMs cost $20 to $50 and are available at www.octavo.com Isabelle Huppert has one of the most watchful, and watchable, film faces.

From Time Magazine Archive

Octavo, green cloth, uncut, gilt top; title, contents, viii, pp.

From The Bibliography of Walt Whitman by Shay, Frank

Octavo, green or maroon cloth, uncut, gilt top; title stamped in gilt on front cover; portrait, title, contents, pp.

From The Bibliography of Walt Whitman by Shay, Frank

Octavo, buckram, uncut; half-title, portrait, title, dedication, preface, contents, introduction xliii, half-title, pp.

From The Bibliography of Walt Whitman by Shay, Frank




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