[Opera]
by Orellius, Jo. Gaspar (Ed); Horace; Q. Horatius Flaccus
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
-
Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Turici (Zurich): Orellii, Fuesslini et Sociorum, 1850. Two volumes complete - Volume One - xxviii, 746pp, [2] and Volume Two - iv, 935pp, [1]. Slightly later full calf, wide flat bands, spines in five panels, morocco author label to second panel, matching volume label to third, remaining with repeated roll in blind, bands highlighted in gilt with gilt roll to head and foot of spine, covers with single fillet border, gilt roll to edges. Slightly rubbed to extremities, lightly browned internally, occasional light foxing. Rear endpapers of volume two have a handwritten ?poem in Latin. Reprint. Full Calf. Good+. 8vo.
Details
- Bookseller
- Temple Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000890
- Title
- [Opera]
- Author
- Orellius, Jo. Gaspar (Ed); Horace; Q. Horatius Flaccus
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Orellii, Fuesslini et Sociorum
- Place of Publication
- Turici (Zurich)
- Date Published
- 1850
- Keywords
- Noisbn, Classics, Latin, Horace, Poetry
- Size
- 8vo
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Temple Rare Books
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About the Seller
Temple Rare Books
Biblio member since 2012
Oxford, Oxfordshire
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Glossary
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- 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....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- 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...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.