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Opera cum indice rerum ad optimorum liborum fidem adcuravit C.H. Weise. Tomus 2. Editio Stereotypa
by C. Cornelii Taciti ; Tacitus ; [John Steinfort Kidney's copy]
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
Lipsiae: Tauchnitz. Very Good. 1829. Hardcover. Autograph; (iv), 388 pages; Volume 2 only. Former owners' signature on ffep and tp - John Steinfort Kidney (1819-1911) - philosopher and poet. Text block unmarked and secure in 19th century binding of half calf over marbled boards; gilt letterring at spine. Rubbed at extremities, rear hinge tender; text block quite clean, eps and tp toned. Rev. John Steinfort Kidney [Kedney] was a noted 19th century American author. His best known published work is Catawba River and Other Poems. He was born in 1819 in Essex County, NJ, educated partly at Union College, first pursuing the law before redirecting his studies to philosophy at the General Theological Seminary. After his ordination he was rector of a parish in North Carolina, and later one in Salem, NJ. He was a clergyman of the Protestant Episcopal Church, then in Saratoga Springs, NY, and then at Trinity Church in Society Hill, South Carolina His verses show an individual temperament, and the tastes of a scholar and thinker. [American Cyclopedia, 1855] ; Signed by Notable Personage, Unrelated .
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- Bookseller
- Antiquarian Book Shop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43332
- Title
- Opera cum indice rerum ad optimorum liborum fidem adcuravit C.H. Weise. Tomus 2. Editio Stereotypa
- Author
- C. Cornelii Taciti ; Tacitus ; [John Steinfort Kidney's copy]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Tauchnitz
- Place of Publication
- Lipsiae
- Date Published
- 1829
- Size
- 16mo.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Latin Language, Tacitus, Southern Authors, South Carolina, John Steinfort Kidney, John Steinfort Kedney, 19th Century American Authors
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana and American History; 19th Century; Classical Studies;
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Antiquarian Book Shop
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At The Antiquarian Book Shop, located in Georgetown - an historic neighborhood of Washington, D.C. we have been buying, selling & appraising rare, interesting and scholarly books in Georgetown for more than 30 years. Over those many years we have taken great pleasure from satisfying our customers' eclectic literary requirements in the shop and hope to continue in that tradition now that we have moved our operation on-line.Currently, our catalogued inventory includes about 4,000 books from the sixteenth century through the twentieth century in a variety of subject areas. Our stock comprises antiquarian books, collectible books and scholarly books, as well as a selection of antique prints and ephemera.The books listed here represent only a small portion of our total inventory. We are in the process of cataloguing the extensive holdings in our warehouse (15,000+ books) and hope to flesh out these pages over the months to come. Our new format allows us to expand & update our listings frequently. We have included images of many items listed to better convey their quality and condition.
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- Text Block
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Hinge
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- FFEP
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