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The Letters of Marcus Tullius Cicero to Several of His Friends, with Remarks By William Melmoth, Esq; the Eighth Edition. In Three Volumes
by Cicero, Marcus Tullius
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed for Lackington, Allen & Co.; F.C & J. Rivington; et al, 1814. advertisement, 477, (2), 468, (3), 435 pp. Title page Vol.1 with an engraved sculpture portrait by W. Bromley. Three volumes in contemporary half vellum over marbled boards, the backs intricately gilt and with red morocco labels lettered in gilt, marbled end papers and edges. A lovely set, Very Good Plus, scant toning, boards lightly rubbed, spines darkened. Uncommon in this edition and such lovely condition. . Eighth Edition. Half Vellum. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008004
- Title
- The Letters of Marcus Tullius Cicero to Several of His Friends, with Remarks By William Melmoth, Esq; the Eighth Edition. In Three Volumes
- Author
- Cicero, Marcus Tullius
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- Eighth Edition
- Publisher
- Printed for Lackington, Allen & Co.; F.C & J. Rivington; et al
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1814
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Philosophy; Political Science;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Marbled boards
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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. ...
- 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...
- 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...
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