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Horace: His Life, Friendships and Philosophy as Told by Himself; In Unrhymed Metrical Translation, with the Latin Text, and Appropriate Illustrations From His Works; Including Views of Authorities on Rhyming, and Other Translation Methods, with Notes, Comments, and Examples by Clarence Cary
by Quinti Horatii Flacci [Horace]
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Evening Post Job Printing House, 1904. Hardcover. Near Fine. 215, [1] p.; 23 cm. Dark green cloth with gilt spine title: A Life of Horace As Told by Himself. Gilt cover title: Of Horace. Top page edges gilt. No dust jacket. In Near Fine Condition: 2 small faded spots on front cover; otherwise, clean and tight.
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- Bookseller
- Classic Books and Ephemera
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009262
- Title
- Horace: His Life, Friendships and Philosophy as Told by Himself; In Unrhymed Metrical Translation, with the Latin Text, and Appropriate Illustrations From His Works; Including Views of Authorities on Rhyming, and Other Translation Methods, with Notes, Comments, and Examples by Clarence Cary
- Author
- Quinti Horatii Flacci [Horace]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Evening Post Job Printing House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1904
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Classic Books and Ephemera
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About the Seller
Classic Books and Ephemera
Biblio member since 2006
Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
About Classic Books and Ephemera
We have a large stock, focusing primarily, but by no means exclusively, on 16th- to mid-19th-century books in English, French, and German in the fields of history, travel, and the arts, and children's books; late 19th- and early 20th-century military prints and postcards; and manuscripts, deeds, maps, and printed ephemera of all periods and disciplines.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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...
- Jacket
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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....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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