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Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians [Complete in 8 Volumes]
by Mr. [Charles] Rollin
- Used
- good
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Hexham, Northumberland, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Dundee.: J. Chalmers., 1800. Hard. Good. 12mo. 7 1/4".. Illustrated with frontispiece and 5 fold-out maps.. Good. Beautifully bound in full tree calf, contemporaneous with the date of publication. Gilt lettered tiles to spine. Most of the small circular volume number tiles are missing and there is some general wear, such as cracked joints and chipping to head and foot of spine, as to be expected of volumes of this age. Bindings are strung. Ownership stamp of G. M. Downie to each front endpaper. Minor marking and foxing. 2 of the maps each have a small taped tear or two. Vol. IV is missing the two blank rear leaves.
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- Bookseller
- Ryan OHorne Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 031579
- Title
- Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians [Complete in 8 Volumes]
- Author
- Mr. [Charles] Rollin
- Illustrator
- Illustrated with frontispiece and 5 fold-out maps.
- Format/Binding
- Hard
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J. Chalmers.
- Place of Publication
- Dundee.
- Date Published
- 1800
- Size
- 12mo. 7 1/4".
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Ryan OHorne Books
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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....
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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...
- 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...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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,...
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