Elegant Epistles: A Copious Collection of Familiar and Amusing Letters from Cicero, Pliny, Sydney, Bacon, Raleigh...
by Vicesimus Knox
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
-
Moseley, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
London: T. Longman, 1794. Hardcover. Very Good+. THIS BOOK IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND IN FULL POLISHED TREE CALF WITH SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. BINDING AND HINGES IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS AND WITH VERY LITTLE FOXING. BOOK MEASURES 9 3/8"x6.25". 229 YEARS OLD. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Reagan's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 271
- Title
- Elegant Epistles
- Author
- Vicesimus Knox
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- T. Longman
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1794
- Keywords
- Pliny, Cicero, Bacon, Raleigh, Fine Leather Binding, Excellent Condition, Rare, 229 Years Old
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All books are carefully bubble wrapped and packed in a box with adequate packing peanuts to prevent any damage in shipment.
All books are shipped with delivery confirmation and tracking. Books are automatically insured.
100% satisfaction guaranteed. Returns accepted for any reason within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Reagan's Rare Books
Biblio member since 2018
Moseley, Virginia
About Reagan's Rare Books
Reagan's Rare Books specializes in fine bindings and leather bound books dating primarily from the 18th century to early 20th century in a wide range of subject matter such as History, Americana, and Literature.
Glossary
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...