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Historia Numorum: A Manual of Greek Numismatics

Historia Numorum: A Manual of Greek Numismatics

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Historia Numorum: A Manual of Greek Numismatics

by Head, Barclay V

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About This Item

Oxford: Clarendon Press 1887. Large 8vo. lxxx, 808 pp., Bound in brown morocco spine and cloth boards decorated in gilt. Rubbing to the spine with wear to the corners of the boards and some loss to the bottom corners. Two small 1cms splits to the tail of the spine. Ex library copy with the usual marking and signs of plates removed from the paste downs. Some wear to the rear interior hinge with binding visible. Occasional marks in pencil and ink to the text. Illustrated throughout in black and white with 5 plates on alphabets bound to the rear. . Fair. 1/4 Morocco. 1887.

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Seller's Inventory #
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Title
Historia Numorum: A Manual of Greek Numismatics
Author
Head, Barclay V
Format/Binding
1/4 Morocco
Book Condition
Used - Fair
Quantity Available
1
Publisher
Clarendon Press 1887
Place of Publication
Oxford
Date Published
1887
Size
Large 8vo.
Keywords
Numismatic,coinage,ancient greece,
Bookseller catalogs
Classics; Antiques and Collecting;

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Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Hinge
The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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....
Fair
is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
Morocco
Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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...
Tail
The heel of the spine.
Rubbing
Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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