Cornelii Nepotis Vitae Excellentium Imperatorum, Observationibus Ac Notis Variorum Illustratae. Accurante Rob. Keuchenii
by Nepos, Cornelius
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Ontario, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Lugduni Batavorum: Apud Franciscum Hackium, 1658. HB. Full leather ruled in gilt, gilt designs and 4 raised bands on spine, 8vo, [24], 393, [15] pp. Engraved title page and 15 pp index at rear. Owners writing top of title page only marks in book, binding tight. Pages free of foxing. With the armorial bookplate on the front paste-down of Sir Robert Pye of Clifton (Fourth Baronette of Pye, 1696-1734). An uncommon edition of this oft printed classical biography of the leaders of Greece and Rome by Cornelius Nepos, Roman biographer (c. 100-24 BC), friend of Cicero and Atticus. Covers show some cracking and scuffing with some loss of leather, hinges are not cracked. Book condition VG-.
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- Bookseller
- Parker's Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- DA5124
- Title
- Cornelii Nepotis Vitae Excellentium Imperatorum, Observationibus Ac Notis Variorum Illustratae. Accurante Rob. Keuchenii
- Author
- Nepos, Cornelius
- Format/Binding
- HB
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Apud Franciscum Hackium
- Place of Publication
- Lugduni Batavorum
- Date Published
- 1658
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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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