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M. VELLEIVS PATERCVLVS. CUM NOTIS GERARDI VOSSII G.F.
by Velleius Paterculus | Georgius Ratallerus | Gerardus Vossius
- Used
- Condition
- Very Good binding
- Seller
-
Richmond, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Lvgd. Batavorvm: Ex Officina Elzeviriana, 1654. Second Elsevier Edition. Full Leather. Very Good binding. The Second Edition published by the Elsevier Press and the least common of the Elsevier printings. Velleius' Roman History is important for its treatment of the rise and reign of Augustus. Engraved title page, initials, headpieces, and tailpieces. Divisional half title for the Gerardi Vossii G.F. Notae in M. Velleivm Patercvlvm. Pagination resets; collates complete, with an index before the Notae, and an Addenda and Errata leaf at the rear. [12], 116, [28], 128, [2] pp. Contemporary owner's name and provenance on the front endpaper, name also on first page of text, dated 1668; very faint dampstaining affecting the upper corner, near the hinge, of the preliminary leaves. Minor surface loss to the top of the yapp edges. Full vellum, with small, rigid yapp edges, and lettering in ink on the spine. All edges speckled blue. 32mo in twelve. Uncommon, we locate only three copies on OCLC. Very Good binding.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Black Swan Books, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 285395
- Title
- M. VELLEIVS PATERCVLVS. CUM NOTIS GERARDI VOSSII G.F.
- Author
- Velleius Paterculus | Georgius Ratallerus | Gerardus Vossius
- Format/Binding
- Full Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good binding
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Elsevier Edition
- Publisher
- Ex Officina Elzeviriana
- Place of Publication
- Lvgd. Batavorvm
- Date Published
- 1654
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About the Seller
Black Swan Books, Inc.
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Richmond, Virginia
About Black Swan Books, Inc.
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, 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....
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- 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...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
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