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Herodiani Historiarum Lib. VIII. Graece Pariter, & Latine.; HPOAIANOY 'IETOPIQN, BIBAIA' H.
by HERODOTUS
- Used
- Condition
- very good(+)
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Venice: Aldus, 1524. hardcover. very good(+). 92 leaves + 97 leaves, with the Aldine dolphin and anchor woodcut device on the title page, but not on the colophon. 12mo, full early brown calf, ornately gilt covers and spine. Text in Greek and Latin. (Venice): Aldus, 1524. Scarce. A very good(+) copy.<br/> <br/> Small, very old ownership signature of Richard Hobbs, and of W. McCree in a later hand, on the title page. Small ink notations on the verso of the title page of part two and occasionally in margins.<br/> <br/>
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- Bookseller
- Argosy Book Store
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 291501
- Title
- Herodiani Historiarum Lib. VIII. Graece Pariter, & Latine.; HPOAIANOY 'IETOPIQN, BIBAIA' H.
- Author
- HERODOTUS
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very good(+)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Aldus
- Place of Publication
- Venice
- Date Published
- 1524
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Argosy Book Store
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Glossary
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on 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....
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
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