Cicero and his Friends: A Study of Roman Society in the time of Caesar
by Boissier, Gaston; Translated by Adnah David Jones
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
Item Price
A$45.61A$36.49
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About This Item
G. P. Putnam's Sons Book. Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. No date. Circa 1900? Wear, aging, soiling to covers. Tips worn, spine ends bruised. Front hinge is sprung with gap at gutter oh half title page. Binding is firm. Vintage bookplate on front pastedown; notations at top of front endpaper; soiling/mild staining at ends; short cut/fold at lower fore edge of 10 leaves near center of text; otherwise interior is age toned, free of markings, with very limited light soiling in margins. Some leaves uncut..
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- Bookseller
- Small World Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 086012
- Title
- Cicero and his Friends: A Study of Roman Society in the time of Caesar
- Author
- Boissier, Gaston; Translated by Adnah David Jones
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
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About the Seller
Small World Books, LLC
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Rochester, New York
About Small World Books, LLC
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- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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