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The History of the Peloponnesian War
by Thucydides
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Shelley House, Chelsea: Ashendene Press, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Folio (395 x 270mm) 363pp, [1]- device, [6]- blank. Original white pigskin binding with thick bands and gilt stamped titles to top two compartments. Binding by W. H. Smith & Son, stamp to rear turn-in. Edition of 260 copies on paper, an additional 20 were on vellum. The boards a little soiled and yellowd, and darkened in some places, more so at the edges, spine toned, joints with visible rubbing from opening wear, the bands and compartments with light rubbing and nicking, with a larger and more visible (but light) surface scratch to the third compartment from top. Rear endpaper a little foxed, but otherwise clean throughout, in a solid binding. Provenance: Vyvyan Edwards, bookplate to front endpaper. [Hornby, 37].
Synopsis
The History of the Peloponnesian War is an account of the Peloponnesian War in Ancient Greece, fought between the Peloponnesian League and the Delian League (led by Athens). It was written by Thucydides, an Athenian general who served in the war. It is widely considered a classic and regarded as one of the earliest scholarly works of history. The History was divided into eight books by editors of later antiquity. Analyses of the History generally fall into one of two camps.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44533
- Title
- The History of the Peloponnesian War
- Author
- Thucydides
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Ashendene Press
- Place of Publication
- Shelley House, Chelsea
- Date Published
- 1930
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Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
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About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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- First Edition
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- Bookplate
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- 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
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- Soiled
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Rubbing
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- Folio
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- Device
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- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Spine
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