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Odaria, ad textus Barnesiani fidem emendata. Accedunt variae lectiones cura Eduardi Forster.
by Anacreon
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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London, London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Londini [London]: Sumptibus editoris excudebant Gul. Bulmer et Soc., 1802. 8vo., pp. [iv], 130. Frequent engraved head- and tail-pieces. Later green morocco, spine divided by raised bands, lettered in gilt direct, turn-ins gilt, all edges gilt. Title-page loosening, occasional minor spotting. Spine just slightly darkened, a touch of rubbing to head and corners. Armorial bookplate of Tervoe to front pastedown. An attractive printing of the Odes attributed to Anacreon, illustrated somewhat in the fashion of Pine's Horace (although the text is letterpress).
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- Bookseller
- Unsworth's Antiquarian Booksellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53228
- Title
- Odaria, ad textus Barnesiani fidem emendata. Accedunt variae lectiones cura Eduardi Forster.
- Author
- Anacreon
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Londini [London]: Sumptibus editoris excudebant Gul. Bulmer et Soc., 1802.
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
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