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Arachne: Volumes One and Two. The Historical Romances of Georg Ebers Volume VII
by Ebers, Georg [George]. Translated from the German By Mary J. Safford
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York and London: D. Appleton & Co., 1915. Authorized edition [1915]. Single book from a 15 volume set - The Historical Romances of Georg Ebers - each containing a separate novel in two separately paginated parts designated as volumes I and II of that title. Red cloth with gilt spine lettering and small Egyptian inspired emblem with scarab, orb and wings, top edge gilt, tissue protected black and white frontis illustration, book about 7.25 inches tall. Light rubbing to the spine ends, good hinges, firm text block, clean pages with the personal bookplate of M. F. Blumenfeld inside the front cover, no other names or markings.. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 044342
- Title
- Arachne: Volumes One and Two. The Historical Romances of Georg Ebers Volume VII
- Author
- Ebers, Georg [George]. Translated from the German By Mary J. Safford
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- D. Appleton & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York and London
- Date Published
- 1915
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- FICTION HISTORICAL ROMANCE NOVEL
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Literary History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
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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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- Bookplate
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- Cloth
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- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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....
- Spine
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