M. Tulii Ciceronis opera omnia quae exstant, ex sola fere codd. mss. fide emendata studio atque industria Jani Gulielmi et Jani Gruteri, additis notis et indicibus. [Bound winth]: Penu Tullianum.
by CICERO, Marcus Tullius. GULIELMIUS, Janus; GRUTERUS, Janus
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Old engraved armorial bookplate; title page trimmed (2") at lower edge, below the plate mark; text block tanned; damage to
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
Hamburg:: Froben,, 1618-1619.. old full soiled vellum over wooden boards; title lettered on spine in ms.; front joint broken exposing perfectly sound sewing structure beneath; 2 x 4" portion of spine, including some of the lettering, missing; some shallow chipping to the upper board at fore-ege, where the vellum has become detached. . Old engraved armorial bookplate; title page trimmed (2") at lower edge, below the plate mark; text block tanned; damage to binding as noted above, despite which defects the volume is still securely sewn.. Oversized thick folio,. Two engraved title pages (plus three typographic title pages). .
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- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 63659
- Title
- M. Tulii Ciceronis opera omnia quae exstant, ex sola fere codd. mss. fide emendata studio atque industria Jani Gulielmi et Jani Gruteri, additis notis et indicibus. [Bound winth]: Penu Tullianum.
- Author
- CICERO, Marcus Tullius. GULIELMIUS, Janus; GRUTERUS, Janus
- Illustrator
- Two engraved title pages (plus three typographic title pages).
- Format/Binding
- Old full soiled vellum over wooden boards; title lettered on spine in ms.; front joint broken exposing perfectly sound sewing st
- Book Condition
- Used - Old engraved armorial bookplate; title page trimmed (2") at lower edge, below the plate mark; text block tanned; damage to
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Froben,
- Place of Publication
- Hamburg:
- Date Published
- 1618-1619.
- Pages
- 255 + 590 + 417 + 461 + 365 [3] pp.
- Size
- Oversized thick folio,
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About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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. ...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- 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....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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