elephant folio

American  

noun

Printing.

1. a very large folio.

2. an American book size with a height measurement between 24 and 25 inches (61 and 63.5 centimeters).

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Etymology

Origin of elephant folio

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

There is a set of James Bateman’s “Orchids of Mexico and Guatemala,” 40 elephant folio plates and the largest botanical book ever published.

From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2017

Bound together, the original collection of prints is called the "double elephant folio" because the handmade paper pages are one meter tall by 72.4 centimeters wide.

From Scientific American • May 17, 2013

Less than 200 copies of the elephant folio were ever made.

From Scientific American • May 17, 2013

An original edition of Audubon's book, known as the double elephant folio, is also being shown.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2013

I have examined this work there; there are four volumes in a set; they are elephant folio size—more than three feet long, and two or more feet wide.

From John James Audubon by Burroughs, John