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Classic Myth and Legend
by A. R. Hope Moncrieff
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Gresham Publishing Company, c1912. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 6". Various. A smart copy of this illustrated work on the classic myths and legends from Scottish author A. R. Hope Moncrieff. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, seven colour plates, and forty monochromatic plates. Collated complete. A collection of the famous and legendary fictions of Ancient Greece, with reference to their mythological and dubiously historical personages. Includes chapters on cosmogony, the pantheon, demigods and heroes, and many others. Written by A. R. Hope Moncrieff, a Scottish writer and historian. Dated from the British Library. In the original pictorial cloth binding. Externally, smart with rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Further spotting to the endpapers. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 910T4
- Title
- Classic Myth and Legend
- Author
- A. R. Hope Moncrieff
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Gresham Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- c1912
- Size
- 8.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- Classic Myth Legend Moncrieff Myth
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.