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Diodori. Bibliotheca Historica Vol. I & Vol. II
by Diodorus Siculus; Vogel, Friedrich; Bekker; Dindorf, editors
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Leipzig: B. G. Teubner. Good with no dust jacket. 1888. Hardcover. KB32...xcv, 533; lxv, 461 pp. Two 12mo, bound in what appears to be original black cloth spines with black marbled boards, marbled edges. Spine gilt still bright, some light rubbing and age to boards. Interior paper is browned, a date stamp at rear end papers, but otherwise clean and unmarked. Prelims in Latin, else Ancient Greek. A nice original set. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 994 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Leaf and Stone Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11670
- Title
- Diodori. Bibliotheca Historica Vol. I & Vol. II
- Author
- Diodorus Siculus; Vogel, Friedrich; Bekker; Dindorf, editors
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- B. G. Teubner
- Place of Publication
- Leipzig
- Date Published
- 1888
- Keywords
- Diodorus Siculus, Greek Historians
- Bookseller catalogs
- History: Ancient; Classics; Language - Ancient Greek;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Leaf and Stone Books
Biblio member since 2005
Toronto, Ontario
About Leaf and Stone Books
Formerly Greekdrama Books Specializing in classical, medieval and ancient languages, history and cultures; antiquarian and unusual books; and interesting used books. We also carry many early printed books, particularly in the subjects of classics and religion, including incunabula and manuscripts.
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- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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...
- 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...
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