A Dictionary of Classical Antiquities: Mythology, Religion, Literature & Art
by Seyffert, Oskar; Edited by Henry Nettleship and J.E. Sandys
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Ex-Library
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About This Item
London: Swan Sonnenschein and Co, 1899. Fourth edition. Hardcover. Ex-Library. Fourth edition, 1899, hardcover with gilt stamped green cloth boards, quarto, 716pp., illustrated in b&w. Book ex-library with sticker to spine, plate to front pastedown, stamps to front and rear endpapers; otherwise book in good condition with toning, rubbing, and soil to boards and spine, spine ends, joints, and corners worn, binding tender with inner front gutter cracking, text has toning and some foxing throughout, some pages unopened. No DJ. Reading copy.
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- Common Crow Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- B33196
- Title
- A Dictionary of Classical Antiquities: Mythology, Religion, Literature & Art
- Author
- Seyffert, Oskar; Edited by Henry Nettleship and J.E. Sandys
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Ex-Library
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Fourth edition
- Publisher
- Swan Sonnenschein and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1899
- Keywords
- History, Reference
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Reading Copy
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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...
- Unopened
- A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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