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Medium Octavo

7 x 10 inch
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177.8 x 254 mm

With dimensions of approximately 7" x 10" (178mm x 254mm), the Medium Octavo format has a surface area around 70 square inches or 451 square cm. Falling between standard Octavos and Royal Octavos in size, Medium Octavos became popular in the 18th and 19th centuries for compact editions of literature, nonfiction, and reference books. The 7" x 10" size allowed for portability while having ample text per page for comfortable reading. Especially common in the United Kingdom for bibles and dictionaries, Medium Octavos hit a versatile sweet spot balancing compactness and smooth formatting. Originating from old bookbinding practices, the name Octavo refers to eight leaves folded into one book signature. The Medium Octavo size could comfortably fit around 250-300 pages printed on both sides. While less common today, Medium Octavo remains useful for portable books that fall in between mass market paperback and trade paperback dimensions. Its success stems from formatting readable text efficiently in a hand-held package - not too small yet not too bulky.

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8.5 x 11
Octavo
in
6 x 9
Duodecimo
in
5 x 7.5
Sextodecimo
in
4.5 x 6.8
32mo
in
4 x 6
24mo
in
5 x 8
16mo
in
6.5 x 9.5
12mo
in
7.5 x 9.5
18mo
in
6.8 x 9.5
Imperial Octavo
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6.8 x 10
Royal Octavo
in
7.5 x 10
Demy
in
8.5 x 11
Medium Octavo
in
7 x 10
Super Royal
in
9 x 12
Elephant Folio
in
14 x 20
Thumb Bible
in
1.5 x 2.5
Folio
in
12 x 19
A Format
mm
110 x 178
B Format
mm
129 x 198
C Format
mm
135 x 216
48mo
in
2.5 x 4
64mo
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2 x 3
Crown Octavo
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5.4 x 8
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