London: H. Grevel & Co, 1889. ...including the architecture, sculpture, and industrial arts of Chaldæa, Assyria, Persia, Syria, Judæa, Phonicia, and Carthagexix,....312, [iv pub. cat.] pp. Attractive pub. green buckram with gilt titles and illus. enclosed within a fine dec. border. Black end-papers with lightly cracked end-papers but a strong sound binding and a tight text block. Preliminaries a trifle foxed.. 1st Edition. Hardback. Fine. 8vo.

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Bookseller: Thomas Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: Pa767
Title: MANUAL OF ORIENTAL ANTIQUITIES
Author: Babelon, Ernest
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: H. Grevel & Co
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1889
Size: 8vo
Bookseller catalogs: Archaeology;

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PUB: Common abbreviation for 'published'
Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Buckram: A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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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...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...