Thermopylae: The Battle that Changed the World
by Cartledge, Paul
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
The Easton Press, 2008. Hardcover. Near Fine. Full grey leather binding, raised bands to spine, gilt decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon page marker. Owner's EP bookplate affixed, else fine. Notes laid in.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Crooked House Books & Paper (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002255
- Title
- Thermopylae: The Battle that Changed the World
- Author
- Cartledge, Paul
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Easton Press
- Date Published
- 2008
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
Crooked House Books & Paper
Biblio member since 2005
Portland, Oregon
About Crooked House Books & Paper
Welcome to the Crooked House, a one-of-a-kind bookstore in Portland, Oregon. Specializing in the beautiful and unusual: books by, for and about women, cookery, domestic science, decorative publishers bindings, weird how-to books and ephemera, 1920s-30s women's magazines, Modern Library, and more.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...