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BEFREITES JERUSALEM (4 volumes bound in one, complete)
by Torquato Tasso, translated by J.D. Gries
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Blue Hill, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Jena: Jena: Friedrich Frommann, 1800-1803. First German language edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 7 x 8 1/2 inches high. Vol. I (1800), 167 pages, Vol. II, (1801), 183 pages, Vol. III (1802), 155 pages, Vol. IV (1803), 199 pages. Quarter calf with tan boards, brown cloth corners, 5 raised bands and red leather label on spine, edges of text block red. Condition of book is VERY GOOD; Light wear to boards, some gilt lettering & decoration in compartments on spine has been rubbed off, binding is tight, light water stain to bottom corner of text block, does not extend into text area, otherwise text is very clean with no foxing etc. Text in German STK.
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- Bookseller
- Andre Strong Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53586
- Title
- BEFREITES JERUSALEM (4 volumes bound in one, complete)
- Author
- Torquato Tasso, translated by J.D. Gries
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First German language edition
- Publisher
- Jena: Friedrich Frommann
- Place of Publication
- Jena
- Date Published
- 1800-1803
- Bookseller catalogs
- Text in German;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Andre Strong Bookseller
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Blue Hill, Maine
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- 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....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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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