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Essays and Lays of Ancient Rome
by MACAULAY, Lord
- Used
- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
London: George Routledge and Sons, n.d.. Leather bound. Very good. (2 blank) (2, frontispiece portrait) (vi) 924 : marbled e.p.s : all edges marbled : polished calf with foliate gilt borders, gilt stamped edges and Barker College crest to centre of top board : five raised bands with gilt borders to spine : black leather title panel lettered in gilt : gilt decoration to the remaining panels.
Faint remains of ink prize inscription to first blank (it appears this leaf was cleaned); small ink stamp to verso of the f.f.e.p. near tail of inner margin; light foxing to the margins of the frontis and offsetting from portrait to title; p.924 and last blanks also foxed. Standard school prize in a fine binding.
Faint remains of ink prize inscription to first blank (it appears this leaf was cleaned); small ink stamp to verso of the f.f.e.p. near tail of inner margin; light foxing to the margins of the frontis and offsetting from portrait to title; p.924 and last blanks also foxed. Standard school prize in a fine binding.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Archives Fine Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4297
- Title
- Essays and Lays of Ancient Rome
- Author
- MACAULAY, Lord
- Format/Binding
- Leather bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George Routledge and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- n.d.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Archives Fine Books
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Brisbane, Queensland
About Archives Fine Books
Archives Fine Books has been serving readers, collectors and institutions since 1985. Located in a heritage listed building in the heart of Brisbane's business district, it boasts a large inventory of fine second hand, collectible and rare books.
Glossary
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- 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....
- 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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- 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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