THE HISTORY of Ancient Greece, Its Colonies and Conquests: From the Earliest Accounts Till the Division of the Macedonian Empire in the East ( Complete 4 Volumes )
by Gillies, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+ (Book Condition)
- Seller
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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About This Item
London: Printed for A. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1787. Book. Good+ (Book Condition). Full Calf. 8vo. A solid set with detached (but still present) front covers. Very attractive backstrips with some rubbing and some loss of gilt. Several instances of mild spotting (not effecting legibility). Overall, texts clean and bright. Bindings solid. As is. [ Our rating system: 1. Fine 2. Near Fine 3. Very Good 4. Good 5. Fair ].
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- Bookseller
- Montreal Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 501972
- Title
- THE HISTORY of Ancient Greece, Its Colonies and Conquests: From the Earliest Accounts Till the Division of the Macedonian Empire in the East ( Complete 4 Volumes )
- Author
- Gillies, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ (Book Condition)
- Publisher
- Printed for A. Strahan; and T. Cadell
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1787
- Size
- 8vo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian & Leather-Bound Books; Western Europe;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.