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LVCIEN DE LA TRADVCTION DE N. PERROT SR. D'ABLANCOVRT. [LUCIEN DE LA TRADUCTION DE N. PERROT SR. D'ABLANCOURT.] PREMIERE PARTIE. & SECONDE PARTIE. (TWO VOLUMES)
by Lucian | Nicolas Perrot d'Ablancourt
- Used
- Condition
- Very Good binding
- Seller
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Richmond, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
A Paris, 1664. Full Leather. Very Good binding. The Fourth Edition of The Works of Lucian, translated by Nicolas Perrot; complete in two volumes. Lucian of Samosata, the second century Syrian satirist, was best known for his extensive use of sarcasm to ridicule superstitious and religious beliefs. Text in French. Vignette on the title pages; engraved headpieces, tailpieces, and initials. Lacking an engraved frontispiece, else collates complete. Vol. I: [22], 550, [26] pp. Vol. II: [8], 603, [33] pp. Front joints discretely repaired by a conservator, with japanese tissue; clear tape reinforcing the front hinge of Volume II; contemporary owners' names in ink on the front endpapers and flyleaf; some shelfwear to the leather binding and minor creasing to the spine. Full calf with red leather labels on the spines, and double rules in blind on the boards. All edges speckled in red and black. Very Good binding.
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- Black Swan Books, Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 285012
- Title
- LVCIEN DE LA TRADVCTION DE N. PERROT SR. D'ABLANCOVRT. [LUCIEN DE LA TRADUCTION DE N. PERROT SR. D'ABLANCOURT.] PREMIERE PARTIE. & SECONDE PARTIE. (TWO VOLUMES)
- Author
- Lucian | Nicolas Perrot d'Ablancourt
- Format/Binding
- Full Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good binding
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- A Paris
- Date Published
- 1664
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Black Swan Books, Inc.
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Richmond, Virginia
About Black Swan Books, Inc.
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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...
- 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....
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