[Works]
by Catullus, Tibullus et Propertius
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
LONDON, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Londini: Impensis G. Pickering..., 1824. 32mo, 85 x 49 mms., pp. [iv], 61 [62 blank], 36, 93 [94 blank], engraved frontispiece, handsomely bound in full contemporary olive calf, spine richly gilt, all edges gilt, red morocco label; front joint a little rubbed but a very attractive copy. One of Pickering's "Diamond Classics," printed by C. Corrall.
Details
- Bookseller
- John Price Antiquarian Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6812
- Title
- [Works]
- Author
- Catullus, Tibullus et Propertius
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Londini: Impensis G. Pickering..., 1824
- Keywords
- classics printing history prose
- Bookseller catalogs
- classics;
Terms of Sale
John Price Antiquarian Books
Payment by cheque, credit card, cash. New customers will be invoiced pro forma. Books may be returned within two weeks for any reason; refund within 1 month for any reason; negotiable after that, but no returns after one year.
About the Seller
John Price Antiquarian Books
Biblio member since 2006
LONDON
About John Price Antiquarian Books
I work from home, but I am happy to see customers at almost any time by appointment.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...