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The Splendour Of Greece
by Payne, Robert
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
Item Price
A$21.33A$14.93
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: Robert Hale, 1962. Contents incl Mycennae, Phaestos, Olympia, Delos, Myconos, Cos, Delphi,Athens, Corinth and Rhodes. Red bds with crisp gilt spine title, bottom front cnr sl bumped, name inked to ffep, pp 191 with a double page map plus 28 b/w illus plates, in clean state with bright text block. Original wrapper is fresh with rubbed edges and small hole torn to front.. 3rd Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Ariel Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7241
- Title
- The Splendour Of Greece
- Author
- Payne, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Publisher
- Robert Hale
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1962
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Mycennae Phaestos Olympia Delos Myconos Cos Delphi Athens Corinth Rhodes
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Glossary
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- 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...
- BDS
- Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. The term 'boards' refers to the thick cardboard under the paper or cloth...
- 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....
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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...
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