Dictionary of Greek & Roman Antiquities
by William Smith, Editor
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Mulranny, Co Mayo., Sligo, Ireland
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About This Item
Upper Gower St, London: Walton & Maberly, 1859. A fairly scarce dictionary of this early date, raised bands with gilt ruling, titles & name on spine buckrum boards quarter corners gilt double ruling. Bound by Palmer & Howe Manchester.Marbled endpapers & edges, Name & address of a former owner.1293 pp. . Second Edition Improved, Enlarged.. Half Calf. Very Good. Illus. by Engravings in the Text.. 8vo Thick & Heavy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Vanessa Parker Rare Books (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003991
- Title
- Dictionary of Greek & Roman Antiquities
- Author
- William Smith, Editor
- Illustrator
- Engravings in the Text.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Second Edition Improved, Enlarged.
- Publisher
- Walton & Maberly
- Place of Publication
- Upper Gower St, London
- Date Published
- 1859
- Keywords
- Greek Language, Roman Language, Greek, Roman,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Archaeology; History; Egyptology & the Middle East;
- Size
- 8vo Thick & Heavy
Terms of Sale
Vanessa Parker Rare Books
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About the Seller
Vanessa Parker Rare Books
Biblio member since 2011
Mulranny, Co Mayo., Sligo
About Vanessa Parker Rare Books
We are the most westerly Books and antiques shop in Europe ,trading in rare & used books since 1977,we operate from a 17thc Irish thatched cottage overlooking the beautiful Clew bay in the West of Ireland, which is stuffed to the rafters with books including secondhand, Antiquarian, to Fine & Rare books, with an emphasis on children`s, illustrated, Irish, country persuits, literature, poetry & much more. We also have a very large selection of genuine old Prints wrapped ready for framing, and Antiques. Only a fraction of our stock is online See our website www.antiquesandbooks.com
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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....
- 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...