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Histoire d' Alexandre le Grand - Retouchee, et augmentee des Supplemens de Freishemius, nouvellement Traduits - Cinquieme Edition - Early Printing, NOT a Modern Reprint
by Quinte-Curce (Quintus Curtius Rufus); M. Beauzee - Transl
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Media, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Lyon: Chez J. Ayne, Libraire , 1810. Leather. Good/No Jacket. Hardcover/ no DJ, Good condition- esp. for age. Volume 1 only. Text in French/ en francais, 391 pages, 7 x 4"". Brown leather on board binding tight & square w/ rubbing, edge wear, corner fray- none severe; concave shallow nick to back cover- 1"" x 1/4 "" deep. Spine rubbed, but gold author name still legible. 2 partial gutter cracks- binding stiil totally attached & supple at hinges. Multicolor marble grain endpapers bright & glossy- appear hand-painted. Text is tight, clean & unmarked w/ light to moderate toning. Copy still solid & displays well.
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- Bookseller
- EDM Book Loft
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 126
- Title
- Histoire d' Alexandre le Grand - Retouchee, et augmentee des Supplemens de Freishemius, nouvellement Traduits - Cinquieme Edition - Early Printing, NOT a Modern Reprint
- Author
- Quinte-Curce (Quintus Curtius Rufus); M. Beauzee - Transl
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chez J. Ayne, Libraire
- Place of Publication
- Lyon
- Date Published
- 1810
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- E.P.
- The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after ...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- A.N.
- The book is pristine and free of any defects, in the same condition as ...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
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