Lysis. A Dialogue of Plato
by LAMB, Lynton (illustrates). Matthews, K.A. (translates)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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LONDON, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Fulcrum Press, London., 1930. First thus. Octavo. Thirty-three pages of text, preceded by a three page introduction by the translator. Frontispiece, title-page design and six wood-engravings in the text by Lynton Lamb. Full black cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine. Top edge gilt. Patterned endpapers also designed by Lynton Lamb.Head and tail of spine slightly rubbed. Near fine.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Ellis bookseller (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LAMBLYNT028390
- Title
- Lysis. A Dialogue of Plato
- Author
- LAMB, Lynton (illustrates). Matthews, K.A. (translates)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Fulcrum Press, London.
- Date Published
- 1930
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
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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...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...