The History of Greece
by Grote, George
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Redding, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
LondonLondon: , 1849 Near Fine. Mixed Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This famous history of Greece is beautifully bound in 1/2 navy morocco over navy boards with five spine compartments and 4 gilt raised bands. There is some very scattered, minor underscoring under less than a dozen lines of text in the first 3 volumes. Otherwise this is a clean and beautiful set..
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Quaker Hill Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 882073
- Title
- The History of Greece
- Author
- Grote, George
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- LondonLondon: , 1849
- Keywords
- BINDINGS, SETS, GREECE, HISTORY
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Quaker Hill Books
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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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- 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...