Talk:List of booksellers' abbreviations

Latest comment: 2 years ago by Steepleman in topic VO

VO edit

I see used booksellers often use the terms 8 VO or 8 VO possibly 9, The numbers usually ranging from 7 to 9

I havent been able to find a definition


VO very old ?


60.230.5.208 (talk) 12:08, 20 December 2007 (UTC)Reply

It is an abbreviation for the paper size. 8vo is octavo. 4to is quarto. “fo” is folio. 12mo is duodecimo.Steepleman (t) 08:33, 29 May 2021 (UTC)Reply