The History of Rome, From the Foundation of the City by Romulus, to the Death of Marcus Antoninus. in Three Volumes.
by Hereford, Charles John Ann
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: A. Strahan, and T. Cadell; and C. and G. Kearsley. Good+. 1792. First Edition. Leather Bound. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; London, A. Strahan, and T. Cadell; and C. And G. Kearsley; 1792. 3 volumes. Contemporary treed calf bindings. Boards detached and spine labels missing. Text blocks are in lovely condition - bright, supple and clean with no toning or foxing. Binder's error/s result in the following: pages xvii - xix from contnets of Vol I misplaced at rear of Vol II, along with the terminal two leaves of Vol I (497-98) and a misplaced page of publisher's ads misplaced rear of vol II instead of Vol III. Binding of Vol II concludes thus: to page 470/ 497-8 of Vol I/ xix of contents Vol I/ 471-73 of V II/ leaf of publisher ads/ xvii-xviii from contents V I. All printed pages called for are present. Two of six boards have an area of skinning to the surface. Some shallow chipping to leather surfaces at spine ends. Still could be restored in current bindings with a relatively inexpensive rebacking. Contents NF but bindings only Fair. ... Oversize book likely to require additional charges for expedited or international shipping. .
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- Bookseller
- DogStar Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50706
- Title
- The History of Rome, From the Foundation of the City by Romulus, to the Death of Marcus Antoninus. in Three Volumes.
- Author
- Hereford, Charles John Ann
- Format/Binding
- Leather Bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A. Strahan, and T. Cadell; and C. and G. Kearsley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1792
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian Books; 18th Century Subjects and Studies; Classical Greek and Latin Studies;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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DogStar Books
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania
About DogStar Books
DogStar Books is an open-shop used and rare book store located in historic Lancaster PA. We have been buying and selling scholarly, antiquarian and better books, images, and paper since 1991. We maintain a large general collection of over 40,000 titles on premises to serve our local book loving clientele. Out of town visitors and buyers are always welcome. Our online inventory at Biblio began in 2020 and we will be increasing our inventory here on a regular basis.
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- Chipping
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