An Aethiopian Historie Written in Greek by Heliodorus No Less Wittie then Pleasaunt Englished by Thomas Underdowne [Ethiopian Historie] [
by Heliodorus; Thomas Underdowne (transl.)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Not Issued
- Seller
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Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 1/4 vellum, dark blue cloth covered boards, gilt on black title label mounted on upper spine, top text block edge in gilt. Moderate soiling/spotting to vellum, light surface rubbing to cloth. Text block edges a bit dulled by age, flyleaves somewhat toned, interior clean and intact, with firm binding. 283 pp., with decorative head- and tail-pieces. Originally issued 1587; this edition undated and unidentified as to publisher/printer, likely 1910s-20s based on binding and typography. Scarce..
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- Saucony Book Shop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019806
- Title
- An Aethiopian Historie Written in Greek by Heliodorus No Less Wittie then Pleasaunt Englished by Thomas Underdowne [Ethiopian Historie] [
- Author
- Heliodorus; Thomas Underdowne (transl.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Not Issued
- Edition
- First Thus
- Keywords
- AETHIOPIAN ETHIOPIAN HISTORY HISTORIE UNDERDOWN UNDERDOWNE HELIODORUS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ancient World;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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Saucony Book Shop
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About the Seller
Saucony Book Shop
Biblio member since 2005
Kutztown, Pennsylvania
About Saucony Book Shop
The Saucony Book Shop, located in the heart of scenic rural Berks County, epicenter of Pennsylvania German folk culture (our shop specialty), offers a full range of gently used, rare, and antiquarian books, with many volumes of scholarly merit and an unabashed emphasis on the quaint, the curious, and the utterly obscure. We make no attempt to be a general-service book shop. Our inventory is highly selective, individually chosen from among the hundreds of thousands of books to which we have access annually at auctions, library and estate sales, and through individual scouts and vendors. We do not handle material that does not meet our expectations in terms of condition or interest to our specialized, idiosyncratic customers. Despite maintaining a browsing inventory of more than 15,000 volumes, we have minimized our carbon footprint by maintaining our entire operation in a cozy ca. 1890 barn and lean-to adjacent to an historic creamery in rural Maxatawny Township. Our shop is available for browsing by appointment and occasionally, in temperate weather, by chance, so email or call ahead to peruse the eclectic selection gracing our shelves, or ask our ferociously over-read staff for recommendations. Selling antiquarian books of merit since 1981. Full search and appraisal services; always keenly interested in purchasing quality used books, whether by the piece or by the bushel. Thanks for reading about us! Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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