J.M.Dent, 1910. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1910. First Edition Thus. 353 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Translated by George Rawlinson. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Hinges are cracked with exposed netting. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Binding weakened but remains secure. Pen and pencil inscription to front endpapers and rear pastedown. Some heavy annotations to pages. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Small splits to upper hinges. Gilt lettering is slightly darkened.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1705996429ALK
Title: The History of Herodotus Volume Two
Author: Herodotus
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: J.M.Dent
Date Published: 1910

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Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition 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....
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...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...