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A Consolatorie Letter Or Discourse Sent By Plutarch Of Chaeronea Unto His Own Wife As Touching The Death Of Her And His Daughter ( With Original Four Page Prospectus For The Book)
by Plutarch, Translated By Philemon Holland; Design By Bruce Rogers
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Slipcase
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Houghton Mifflin And Company, 1905. First Edition Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Slipcase. 11 1/4" Tall. 32 Pp. 8 1/8" Tall, Maroon Cloth Over Purplish-Brown Boards, Deckled Edges, Paper Spine Label, Brown Slipcase With Larger Paper Spine Label, Design By Bruce Rogers, And An Extra Large Paper Label Tipped In At Rear Of Book. Title Page Printed In Red And Black. This Example Also With The Rare Prospectus For The Book, Single Large Sheet Folded Into Four Pages, Reproducing The Title Page Of The Book, And Two Pages Of Description And Introduction, With Publisher's Price Of $3.00 Mentioned At End. #176 Of 375 Copies Of A Deluxe Limited Edition, Using The Text Of The Revised 1657 Edition Of Holland's 1603 Original. A Beautifully Made Book. The Book Is Near Fine, Points Of Rubbing At Tips Only, No Stains, No Marks, But Has A Personal Bookplate, Illustrated With A Parrot,On The Front Pastedown; Slipcase With Just A Touch Of Wear But Top Panel Lacking And 1/3 Of Bottom Panel Has Chipped Away, Remainder Clean, Unfaded And Intact. Prospectus With Slight Wear Along Lower Edge Of Rear Leaf. Exhibition Quality [Except Slipcase Of Course].
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- Bookseller
- Arroyo Seco Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 028601
- Title
- A Consolatorie Letter Or Discourse Sent By Plutarch Of Chaeronea Unto His Own Wife As Touching The Death Of Her And His Daughter ( With Original Four Page Prospectus For The Book)
- Author
- Plutarch, Translated By Philemon Holland; Design By Bruce Rogers
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Slipcase
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin And Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1905
- Size
- 11 1/4" Tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Printing and Private Presses; Literature: Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century;
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Arroyo Seco Books
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About the Seller
Arroyo Seco Books
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Pasadena, California
About Arroyo Seco Books
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