THE ROMAN HISTORY FROM THE BUILDING OF ROME TO THE RUIN OF THE COMMONWEALTH
by Hooke, Nathaniel
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- Condition
- Spines with old wear and some chipping with a surface crack to joint on Vol 2, but all sound and internally clean
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Paris, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed by James Bettenham, and sold by G. Hawkins, 1771. Third edition. Spines with old wear and some chipping with a surface crack to joint on Vol 2, but all sound and internally clean. Third edition. Four volumes. Quarto. Illustrated with 4 copper-engraved frontispieces, 11 plates (7 folding) and 17 folding maps. Bound in full contemporary calf, the spines with brown title labels gilt, the panels densely gilt.
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- First Folio (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21450
- Title
- THE ROMAN HISTORY FROM THE BUILDING OF ROME TO THE RUIN OF THE COMMONWEALTH
- Author
- Hooke, Nathaniel
- Book Condition
- Used - Spines with old wear and some chipping with a surface crack to joint on Vol 2, but all sound and internally clean
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third edition
- Publisher
- Printed by James Bettenham, and sold by G. Hawkins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1771
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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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...
- Quarto
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- Chipping
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