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FAMIANI STRADAE PROLUSIONES ACADEMICAE
by Famiano Strada
- Used
- Condition
- Near Fine binding
- Seller
-
Richmond, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Oxonii: E Theatro Sheldiano, Impensis Jac. Fletcher Bibliopolae, 1745. Full Leather. Near Fine binding. Eighteenth century reprint of Famiano Strada's Prolusiones Academicae. Textblock is notably bright and free of marks. Engraved vignette on the title page. Collates complete; [12], 325, [21] pp. Bookplate of Arthur Viscount Dillon on verso of front endpaper, perhaps the same Arthur who was the sixteenth Viscount Dillon (1812-1892). Full vellum, with lettering in black on the spine. All edges red. (ESTC T100350). Near Fine binding.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Black Swan Books, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 285261
- Title
- FAMIANI STRADAE PROLUSIONES ACADEMICAE
- Author
- Famiano Strada
- Format/Binding
- Full Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine binding
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- E Theatro Sheldiano, Impensis Jac. Fletcher Bibliopolae
- Place of Publication
- Oxonii
- Date Published
- 1745
Terms of Sale
Black Swan Books, Inc.
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About the Seller
Black Swan Books, Inc.
Biblio member since 2006
Richmond, Virginia
About Black Swan Books, Inc.
Black Swan Books was established in Richmond Virginia in 1996 by Nicholas Cooke. Over 25 years in business we have been in several locations, most recently in a renovated warehouse. While no longer a brick and mortar shop with regular hours we are always happy to welcome visits by appointment. Please call or email us if you want to come by.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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. ...
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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