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The Adventures of Numa Pompilius, Second King of Rome
by M. Florian
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
-
East Granby, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: C. Dilly, J. Stockdale, Vernor and Hood, W. Creech, 1798. Second edition, as stated on title page. Worn copy with front cover detached but present. Full sheep leather with no longer legible tan spine label, worn gilt spine decoration, frontis engraving, 242 pages. Covers worn and rubbed, front cover detached, rear joint cracked, text block sound, minor dampstain to upper corner of frontis and title page, pencil notes to margins of two pages, 1803 notation with name and address on front free endpaper with the following: "The wicked borrowth but payeth not again", pages clean.. Hard Cover. Fair. 24mo - 5" - 5¾" Tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027932
- Title
- The Adventures of Numa Pompilius, Second King of Rome
- Author
- M. Florian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Publisher
- C. Dilly, J. Stockdale, Vernor and Hood, W. Creech
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1798
- Size
- 24mo - 5" - 5¾"
- Keywords
- ROMAN HISTORY EARLY PRINTING
- Bookseller catalogs
- World History, World Wars and Militaria;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
We pack well and ship promptly. Returns: Books may be returned for refund of purchase price within seven days provided prior notification is given and the books are returned in the same condition as when shipped.
About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
Glossary
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of 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...
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