The Makers of Venice: Doges, Conquerors, Painters and Men of Letters
by Mrs. Oliphant (b. Margaret Oliphant Wilson)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good +/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1898 Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo. xiv, 410 (2) pp, tissue-protected b&w frontis, introduction, Part I. The Doges; Part II. By Sea and Land; Part III. The Painters; Part IV. Men of Letters with b&w illustrations. Reprinted, 1898. Inked name of half-title. Only the slightest edge wear with occasional foxing, mostly in margins, else, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Green decorative cloth with gilt lettering to spine, and gilt top text block edge..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003716
- Title
- The Makers of Venice: Doges, Conquerors, Painters and Men of Letters
- Author
- Mrs. Oliphant (b. Margaret Oliphant Wilson)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co., Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1898
- Keywords
- HISTORY ITALY VENICE MAKERS AND GREA MEN SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ASPECTS
- Bookseller catalogs
- HISTORY;
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Glossary
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- 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.
- 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....
- 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...
- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
- 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....
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.