The Characters of Theophrastus; Illustrated by Physionomical Skethces
by Theophrastus
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor
- Seller
-
Bath, Maine, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Frederic S. Hill. Very stained and worn with plain board covers, thin and faded cloth over spine, front cover detached, top of spine chipped, back hinge cracked. Owner name, two pages following title page detached, foxing scattered throughout, pages still perfectly legible. Multiple ink line sketches (on partial pages, for some reason). . Poor. Hardcover. 1831.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Vintage Quaker/Corner Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 097297
- Title
- The Characters of Theophrastus; Illustrated by Physionomical Skethces
- Author
- Theophrastus
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Frederic S. Hill
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1831
- Keywords
- greece; greek; philosophy; Theophrastus
Terms of Sale
Vintage Quaker/Corner Bookshop
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Vintage Quaker/Corner Bookshop
Biblio member since 2013
Bath, Maine
About Vintage Quaker/Corner Bookshop
We got started selling online as Vintage Quaker Books in 2013 and opened a storefront under the name The Corner Bookshop in 2020. Vintage Quaker Books sells books by, for, and about Quakers (Religious Society of Friends) and a variety of other Christian books. The Corner Bookshop is a general used bookstore located in a cozy basement under/behind the main shopping street of Front Street in Bath, Maine.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...