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Marius The Epicurean, His Sensations And Ideas; Two Volume Set
by PATER, Walter
- Used
- near fine
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
-
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
London: Philip Lee Warner for the Medici Society Ltd, 1913. Near fine. Hardcover : pp. [4 blank] [viii] ix [x] 1 [2] 146 [149] [5 blank] : [2 blank] [vi] vii [viii] 1 [2] 134 [139] [3 blank] : of this edition in the Riccardi fount number 11-eleven point face have been printed on hand-made Riccardi paper 1000 copies of which this is numbered 262 : title page engraved with design by Herbert P. Horne : two volumes bound in brown leather with gilt title : gilt to spine : marbled endpapers : top edge gilt : tale and fore-edges untrimmed : previous owner's name in ink to verso of free-endpaper, both volumes : bookmark ribbons to both.
Tale and fore-edge of text block foxed. Pater's only full length novel, first published in 1885 it is set in 161-177 AD, in the Rome of the Antonines.
Tale and fore-edge of text block foxed. Pater's only full length novel, first published in 1885 it is set in 161-177 AD, in the Rome of the Antonines.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Archives Fine Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2793
- Title
- Marius The Epicurean, His Sensations And Ideas; Two Volume Set
- Author
- PATER, Walter
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Philip Lee Warner for the Medici Society Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1913
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature & Classics;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Archives Fine Books
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About the Seller
Archives Fine Books
Biblio member since 2021
Brisbane, Queensland
About Archives Fine Books
Archives Fine Books has been serving readers, collectors and institutions since 1985. Located in a heritage listed building in the heart of Brisbane's business district, it boasts a large inventory of fine second hand, collectible and rare books.
Glossary
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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.
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