Cleopatra: Being An Account of the Fall and Vengeance of Harmachis, the Royal Egyptian, as Set forth by His Own Hand.
by Haggard, H. Rider
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1889.. 8vo., 300 pp., Very Good, Faux Half Calf on Marbled Boards, with sun-fading, rubbing, minor staining, and edge wear on covers; yellowing of text block, pencil scribbles on FFEPs, shelf wear. Provenance: John Ruyle (with bookplate). Former owner's ALS on FFEP. Protective Mylar Jacket. Illustrated. First U.S. Edition.
Synopsis
A book that discribes the life of Cleopatra.
Reviews
On Nov 20 2022, a reader said:
I really enjoyed this book and the style of the text! Interesting writing, I'd love to have one in a little better condition! Awesome read though I love the old style!
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alan Wofsy Fine Arts (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16-1909
- Title
- Cleopatra: Being An Account of the Fall and Vengeance of Harmachis, the Royal Egyptian, as Set forth by His Own Hand.
- Author
- Haggard, H. Rider
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: Harper & Brothers, 1889.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature & Linguistics;
Terms of Sale
Alan Wofsy Fine Arts
Payment by credit cards or other means. 20% charge for returns,unless item is misdescribed.
About the Seller
Alan Wofsy Fine Arts
Biblio member since 2006
San Francisco, California
About Alan Wofsy Fine Arts
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...