A Short Account of the Ancient History, Present Government, and Laws of the Republic of Geneva
by Keate, George
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Ontario, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
in Pall-mall: Printed for R. and J. Dodsley, 1761. First Edition. HB. Full tan leather with double gilt ruled front and rear covers, gilt lettering and five raised bands on spine, 12 mo, xv, 218 pp., fold-out map of Geneva at front. owners name ffep, otherwise no marks in book, minor foxing to preliminaries. Covers show minor edge wear, especially to corners. Dedicated to Voltaire, a personal friend of the author. Book condition VG.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Parker's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- OU8506
- Title
- A Short Account of the Ancient History, Present Government, and Laws of the Republic of Geneva
- Author
- Keate, George
- Format/Binding
- HB
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for R. and J. Dodsley
- Place of Publication
- in Pall-mall
- Date Published
- 1761
Terms of Sale
Parker's Rare Books
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About the Seller
Parker's Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Ontario, Wisconsin
About Parker's Rare Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...