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Flavi Vegeti Renati. Epitoma Rei Militaris.
by Vegetius, Flavius Renatus; Lang, Karl, editor
- 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. 1885. Hardcover. Lxiiii, 255, [i] pp. Small octavo. Original black cloth with blind ruling, has minor wear at extremities, gilt to spine. Original flowered end papers. Title page a bit browned, text clean and unmarked, paper a little toned. Sturdy and clean, a nice copy. Lang's 1885 Teubner edition was considered the standard for a hundred years. Entirely in Latin. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 255 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Leaf and Stone Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12202
- Title
- Flavi Vegeti Renati. Epitoma Rei Militaris.
- Author
- Vegetius, Flavius Renatus; Lang, Karl, editor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- B. G. Teubner
- Place of Publication
- Leipzig
- Date Published
- 1885
- Keywords
- Vegetius, De_re_militari, Roman_army
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military & Wars; Classics;
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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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
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