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Odes of Horace Book I
by Forester, Margery
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good/N/A
- Seller
-
Auckland, New Zealand
Item Price
NZ$211.46NZ$148.02
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About This Item
United Kingdom: Self Published, 1955. Noted Irish historian Margery Forester own translation of Horace created as Christmas gifts, and bound in cloth. Hand typed, contains letter from the author commenting on contents, also signed to title page to Miss Bruce, Christmas 1955, with Christmas tag typed for errata slip. CONDITION Tan cloth with faded spine, starting at spine ends, cloth foxed top front cnr and along top edge, o/w bright and crisp internally.. Signed by Author. Manuscript . Hard Cover. Very Good/N/A. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ariel Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14850
- Title
- Odes of Horace Book I
- Author
- Forester, Margery
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- N/A
- Edition
- Manuscript
- Publisher
- Self Published
- Place of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1955
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ariel Books
Biblio member since 2003
Auckland
About Ariel Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- 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...
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
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