Pliny; A Self Portrait in Letters
by Pliny; Radice, Betty [Translated and Edited By]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Folio Society 1978. (hardcover) 249pp. Very good. 8vo. Boxed as issued. Purple slip case, shows light wear. Taupe cloth boards with gilt decoration stamped to front panel, and gilt title to spine. Previous owner's name penned to front paper blank; else is tight, bright, and clean. Black and white frontispiece. Ephemera, with book mark, laid in..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Spafford Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 126513
- Title
- Pliny; A Self Portrait in Letters
- Author
- Pliny; Radice, Betty [Translated and Edited By]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- Folio Society, Folio Society, History, Specialty Literature
Terms of Sale
Spafford Books
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About the Seller
Spafford Books
Biblio member since 2009
Regina, Saskatchewan
About Spafford Books
50 + years buying and selling. Large stock dealing with western Canada, fur trade, Indigenous Peoples, general antiquarian. Open by appointment or chance! Call 1-306-525-4910.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Slip Case
- A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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,...