Buying Guide
Book Sizes
As a rough guide, most commons paperbacks tend to be 12mo or 8vo ...
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 - sextodecimo - a book that is up to 6 ¾" tall.
12mo - Duodecimo - a book that is up to 7 ¾" tall.
8vo - Octavo - a book that is up to 9 ¾" tall.
4to - Quarto - a book that is up to 12" tall.
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.