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Herodoti Halicarnassei Historiarum Libri IX (Tom.II)
by Gaisford, Thomas
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Joseph Parker. Good with no dust jacket. 1830. First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-libris bookplate to front free endpaper, "Gulielmi Stevens." Some rubbing to ends of spine and corners of boards. Up to 1/4" loss of leather at corners of boards. 1/2" knock along tail edge of front board. ; [iv], (589) - 1120 pages + index. Full leather boards. Five raised bands on spine. Marbled page edges. Page dimensions: 215mm x 131mm. ; 8vo .
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- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8380
- Title
- Herodoti Halicarnassei Historiarum Libri IX (Tom.II)
- Author
- Gaisford, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Joseph Parker
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1830
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About the Seller
Renaissance Books
Biblio member since 2005
Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Bookplate
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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