Geta Britannicus [with] Belgium Britannicum [2 works in 2 vols]
by MUSGRAVE, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Castlethorpe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
2 works bound in 2 vols as a set. Octavo. 20cm x 13cm. First vol., 1716, has engraved portrait of Musgrave facing title. 4 further plates of which 3 are folding. Vol 2, 1719, has folding map and 14 further folding plates. Various title pages throughout. The first volume collates complete, the second is complete, although it appears that a general title page is called for. Bound in full leather original early C18th calf, rebacked in uniform style with red and green labels, gilt lettering, raised bands. An attractive set.
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- Bookseller
- Butler Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1219
- Title
- Geta Britannicus [with] Belgium Britannicum [2 works in 2 vols]
- Author
- MUSGRAVE, William
- Format/Binding
- Full original C18th calf boards sometime rebacked in style with labels and raised bands
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Iscæ Dunmoniorum : typis Philippi Bishop, sumtibus Phil. Yeo; veneunt etiam Londini, & in utraque academia,
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1716
- Size
- 20cm x 13cm
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- history, britain, roman, latin, ancient, plates, maps,
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
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Castlethorpe, Buckinghamshire
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- 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...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- 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...