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Sixe Idyllia, chosen out of the Sicilian poet Theocritus and translated into English verse.
by GROSS, Anthony; THEOCRITUS
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London & New York: Clover Hilll Editions & Chilmark Press, 1971. Hardcover. Very Good +. Anthony Gross. (Ref: Herdman 7008) 4to, small folio. Two Volumes contained in a slip case, Limited edition, number 67 of 135 copies. The book is illustrated with 8 etchings by Anthony Gross, with another set of the eight etchings, all signed, printed on hand made paper, housed in a box, loose as issued . Both folios are bound in buff cloth with brown morocco spines and lettered in gilt. There is a slight circular indentation on the last blank leaf to the book, the odd brown fox mark, otherwise a very good copy.
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- Bookseller
- Roe and Moore
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 600032
- Title
- Sixe Idyllia, chosen out of the Sicilian poet Theocritus and translated into English verse.
- Author
- GROSS, Anthony; THEOCRITUS
- Illustrator
- Anthony Gross
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Clover Hilll Editions & Chilmark Press
- Place of Publication
- London & New York
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- Original Prints, etchings,Anthony Gross
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Roe and Moore
Items not as described may be returned within 14 days of receipt, a full refund will be made via the original means of purchase. Insurance would be extra and by arrangement. We have been booksellers for 26 years; all items are carefully described and carefully packaged.
About the Seller
Roe and Moore
Biblio member since 2005
London
About Roe and Moore
We have recently closed our bookshop in Museum Street London, where we were based for 13 years. We are now postal and internet booksellers only. We specialize in 20th art and illustrated, in all languages.
Glossary
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- Slip Case
- A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
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