Procopius: Literally and Completely Translated from the Greek for the First Time
by Procopius
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Oakdale, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
Athens: Athenian Society, 1896. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Faux vellum quarter bound to marbled green boards, gilt lettering to spine. No. 2 of 250 copies privately printed for members of the Athenian Society. Scuffed head and tail of yellowed backstrip. Some scuffs and scratches to boards, edges scuffed with loss of marbled material. Edges well tanned, fore and bottom deckled. Sewn binding is solid but cracked at two signatures and starting to crack on back hinge. Greek text on versos with English translation on rectos. The Secret History of the Court of Justinian. Good condition.
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- Bookseller
- Foggy Mountain Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001298
- Title
- Procopius: Literally and Completely Translated from the Greek for the First Time
- Author
- Procopius
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Athenian Society
- Place of Publication
- Athens
- Date Published
- 1896
- Pages
- 247
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
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Oakdale, Tennessee
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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. ...
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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