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A History of Greece; From the Earliest Period to the Close of the Generation Contemporary with Alexander the Great In Ten Volumes - Volume II
by George Grote
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
John Murray, 1888. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1888. New Edition. 538 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Ex-libris plate stuck to front pastedown. Some uncut pages throughout. Volume II. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Thumb-marking present. Light creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Noticeable sunning to spine and edges. Grey marks and water staining to boards.
Synopsis
A History of Greece by Grote is Victorian era work of historical interpretation of Greece which manages to maintain relevance to modern times and the debates about democratic society.
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- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1678391264BGB
- Title
- A History of Greece; From the Earliest Period to the Close of the Generation Contemporary with Alexander the Great In Ten Volumes - Volume II
- Author
- George Grote
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Date Published
- 1888
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Uncut Pages
- 'Uncut pages', or simply 'uncut', traditionally refers to a book which has not been trimmed by rebinding. Prior to the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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