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Select and Choice Observations Concerning All the Roman and Greek Emperors, Also Certain Choice French Proverbs, Alphabetically Disposed and Englished; The Second Edition, Corrected and Much Enlarged
by Leigh, Edward; Leigh, Henry
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Printed By H. Davenport for John Williams, 1663. SCARCE, the Second & Enlarged Edition, Printed By H. Davenport for John Williams at the Crown and Globe in St Paul's Churchyard, 1663. Bound in 19th c. leather, black at spine and tips, blue covers, gilt rules, top edge gilt, 5 raised bands and gilt title at spine. marbled end pages, 431 pp. Very Good, leather rubbed at the tips, light foxing, small stain top edge front end page and first few pages. The first eighteen emperors by Edward Leigh, the others added by his son, Henry Leigh. . Second & Enlarged Edition. Full-Leather. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005744
- Title
- Select and Choice Observations Concerning All the Roman and Greek Emperors, Also Certain Choice French Proverbs, Alphabetically Disposed and Englished; The Second Edition, Corrected and Much Enlarged
- Author
- Leigh, Edward; Leigh, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Second & Enlarged Edition
- Publisher
- Printed By H. Davenport for John Williams
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1663
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Bookseller catalogs
- World History;
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- 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....
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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