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Book Sizes
The book trade has a fairly ancient system for describing the size of books, and you may not be familiar with this if you aren't a hard core collector. Here's the usual list in alphanumeric order...
4to- A book that is up to 12" tall. Same as Quarto.
8vo - A book that is up to 9 ¾" tall. Same as Octavo.
12mo - A book that is up to 7 ¾" tall. Same as Duodecimo.
16mo - A book that is up to 6 ¾" tall. Same as Sextodecimo.
24mo - A book that is up to 5 ¾" tall.
32mo - A book that is up to 5" tall.
48mo - A book that is up to 4" tall.
64mo - A book that is up to 3" tall.
Atlas Folio - A book that is up to 25" tall.
Double Elephant Folio - A book that is up to 50" tall.
Duodecimo - A book that is up to 7 ¾" tall. Same as 12mo.
Elephant Folio - A book that is up to 23" tall.
Folio - A book that is up to 15" tall.
Octavo - A book that is up to 9 ¾" tall. Same as 8vo.
Quarto- A book that is up to 12" tall. Same as 4to.
Sextodecimo - A book that is up to 6 ¾" tall. Same as 16mo.
...and here's the same list sorted by size from small to large...
64mo - A book that is up to 3" tall.
48mo - A book that is up to 4" tall.
32mo - A book that is up to 5" tall.
24mo - A book that is up to 5 ¾" tall.
16mo - A book that is up to 6 ¾" tall. Same as Sextodecimo.
Sextodecimo - A book that is up to 6 ¾" tall. Same as 16mo.
12mo - A book that is up to 7 ¾" tall. Same as Duodecimo.
Duodecimo - A book that is up to 7 ¾" tall. Same as 12mo.
8vo - A book that is up to 9 ¾" tall. Same as Octavo.
Octavo - A book that is up to 9 ¾" tall. Same as 8vo.
4to - A book that is up to 12" tall. Same as Quarto.
Quarto - A book that is up to 12" tall. Same as 4to.
Folio - A book that is up to 15" tall.
Elephant Folio - A book that is up to 23" tall.
Atlas Folio - A book that is up to 25" tall.
Double Elephant Folio - A book that is up to 50" tall.