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Ancient Classics for English Readers; Complete Set, 28 Volumes Bound in 14
by Edited by the Rev. Lucas Collins, M.A
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1873. SCARCE in the complete 28 volume set, and in lovely condition. Published from 1873-1882. Overall a Near Fine set bound in quarter vellum over red buckram, red morocco labels lettered in gilt, edges dyed red, the charming period bookplates of Elizabeth Mackintosh along with her name stamp. Light wear to boards, small period bookseller's labels rear paste downs, the most noticeable flaw a 1/2" tear to vellum at bottom edge of spine to one volume. Three volumes with fold-out maps, NF (small crease) to Fine. Publisher's 16 pp. advertisement at end of Homer volume. Titles are: Iliad and Odyssey; Hesiod, Theognis and the Greek Anthology; Plato and Lucian; Aristotle and Demosthenes; Aeschylus and Sophocles; Euripedes and Aristophanes; Herodotus and Xenophon; Thucydides and Livy; Ovid, Catullus, Tibulus and Propertius; Caesar and Tacitus; Cicero and Pliny; Juvenal, Plautus and Terence; Lucretius and Pindar; Virgil and Horace. This multi-volume set will require additional postage for international orders, please inquire before ordering. . First Edition. Quarter Vellum. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008009
- Title
- Ancient Classics for English Readers; Complete Set, 28 Volumes Bound in 14
- Author
- Edited by the Rev. Lucas Collins, M.A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- William Blackwood and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1873
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Nineteenth Century;
- Vbf_category
- 10109
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Online bookseller specializing in rare and collectible books in all fields. Books bought and sold from single item to entire collection.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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....
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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