Quo Vadis?
by Henryk Sienkiewicz
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Longmont, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
The Easton Press, The Collector's Library of Famous Editions, 1988 (1960). First Edition Thus; Collector's Edition. Translated by Jeremiah Curtin. Illustrated by Salvatore Fiume. Hardcover. Issued without dust jacket. Used - Fine, "Like New" condition. Binding and text block are tight, bright, and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Bound in full (genuine) black leather with hubbed spine. All edges gilt. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spine and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints, silk moire fabric end leaves, and permanent satin ribbon marker. Notes From The Archives sheet laid in. Photo is of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books.
Reviews
I received this book as a gift for my 18th birthday in 1955. The title, age and not liking to read, I filed it. When I did pick it up in n my 30's and read it it became one of my favorite reads.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Barbed Wire Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M0400
- Title
- Quo Vadis?
- Author
- Henryk Sienkiewicz
- Illustrator
- Salvatore Fiume
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1988
- Pages
- 525
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Polish Literature, Love Stories, Romances, Gifts for Christians, Ancient Rome, Novels, Early Christianity, Saint Peter
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; Easton Press;
Terms of Sale
Barbed Wire Books
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- Fine
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