De Rerum Natura: Of the Nature of Things
by Carus, Titus Lucretius
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket as issued
- Seller
-
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: The Heritage Club, 1957. Book. Illus. by Paul Landacre. Very Good. Hardcover. Collector's Edition. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. xix (i), 317 (3) pp. Translated into English Verse by William Ellery Leonard with an Introduction by Charles E. BennettL: Special Content, 1957. 1" closed tear to bottom front fore-edge corner of book hinge & also, of slipcase, else Near Pristine book. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6" x 9". Maroon leatherette with silver lettering to spine. In a Near Fine black heavy-card Slipcase .
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Details
- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9512
- Title
- De Rerum Natura: Of the Nature of Things
- Author
- Carus, Titus Lucretius
- Illustrator
- Paul Landacre
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as issued
- Edition
- Collector's Edition
- Publisher
- The Heritage Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1957
- Size
- Large Octavo
- Keywords
- PHILOSOPHY ANTIQUITIES SCIENCE ROMAN HISTORY OF SCIENCE GREEK PHILOSOPHY
- Bookseller catalogs
- PHILOSOPHY;
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...