Old volume found in particular joint (8)
I believe the answer is:
dovetail
'joint' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'old volume found in particular' is the wordplay.
'old' becomes 'o' (common abbreviation eg in OE for Old English).
'volume' becomes 'v'.
'found in' indicates putting letters inside.
'particular' becomes 'detail' ('detail' can be a synonym of 'particular').
'o'+'v'='ov'
'ov' put within 'detail' is 'DOVETAIL'.
(Other definitions for dovetail that I've seen before include "Violated (anag) -- mortise joint" , "Fit together well" , "Joint of tenon and mortise" , "good joint" , "Wood joint" .)