The Chronography of Gregory Ab-'l Faraj, the Hebrew Physician Commonly known as Bar Hebraeus, Being the First Part of His Political History of the World. 2 Volumes (complete).
by BUDGE. Wallis E
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
APA Philo Press: Amsterdam, (1976). Two octavo volumes. 1103 pp. plus 8 plates. Publisher's green cloth with burgundy gilt spine labels, pictorial dust jackets. Mild sunning to jacket of first voume but a very clean and tidy and attractive set. The first volume is the English translation and the second is a facsimile of the original.
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- Bookseller
- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 75744
- Title
- The Chronography of Gregory Ab-'l Faraj, the Hebrew Physician Commonly known as Bar Hebraeus, Being the First Part of His Political History of the World. 2 Volumes (complete).
- Author
- BUDGE. Wallis E
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Amsterdam
- Place of Publication
- APA Philo Press
- Date Published
- (1976)
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
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Portland, Oregon
About Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Nat DesMarais Rare Books specializes in books on the Sierra Nevada (particularly Yosemite), the Mojave, and California books in general. We also deal in the art of the American West, voyages and travels and nineteenth century literature.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- Gilt
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- Facsimile
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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