Greece, Descriptive, and Historical. A New Edition, carefully Revised
by WORDSWORTH Christopher
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Charlottesville , Virginia, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1859. . Large 8vo, full morocco, gilt with gilt coats-of-arms on both covers, expertly rehinged, a.e.g., modern bookplate on front pastedown; first few leaves foxed The foot of the spine has the emblem of the House of Lords and the head has a coronet surmounted by a rose
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- Franklin Gilliam :: Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2239
- Title
- Greece, Descriptive, and Historical. A New Edition, carefully Revised
- Author
- WORDSWORTH Christopher
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- London: John Murray, 1859.
- Pages
- Frontispiece, extra engraved title and 19 steel engravings, and numerous wood-engravings; xxiv and 452
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Franklin Gilliam :: Rare Books
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Charlottesville , Virginia
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Shipping, handling and insurance are charged at $7.50 for the first volume; $2.00 for each additional volume.
Mastercard or Visa, or by check in U.S. funds. Virginia residents please
add 5.3% sales tax.
New customers unknown to us, please send check with order. Libraries will be billed in any manner suited to their budgetary requirements.
Shipping, handling and insurance are charged at $7.50 for the first volume; $2.00 for each additional volume.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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