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Opera
by Tertullianus (Quintus Septimus Florentius)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Seller
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CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Basel: Heirs of Johann Froben, 1528. Book measures 32.5x21.5.cm. [20],692,[22],pp. Bound in calf. Rebacked retaining period or early blind stamped calf over wooden boards, remains of metal clasps. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Internally, modern free endpapers, title with woodcut printer's device recto and contents within woodcut pillars verso, woodcut head-pieces and fine criblé historiated initials. Lacking final f. with woodcut printer's device otherwise blank. Title with repair at head of inner gutter and neatly mounted on stub, BB3&4 small hole in lower margin, marginal water-staining, heavier at end, a few small worm holes, trace to inner gutter and lower margins, occasional spotting or light staining, lightly browned, ornately blind-stamped contemporary. A very nice clean copy. F. Full Calf. Very Good Plus. Folio.
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Details
- Bookseller
- George Jeffery Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014711
- Title
- Opera
- Author
- Tertullianus (Quintus Septimus Florentius)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Publisher
- Heirs of Johann Froben
- Place of Publication
- Basel
- Date Published
- 1528
- Size
- Folio
- Keywords
- Tertullianus
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Antiquarian; Religion;
Terms of Sale
George Jeffery Books
Should any book not fulfill its description, please contact us, a full refund will be offered if the book is returned within 14 days of purchase, and in the condition in which it was sent.
About the Seller
George Jeffery Books
Biblio member since 2005
CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire
About George Jeffery Books
We are a long established company dealing in second-hand, out of print and antiquarian books on all subjects. We are based in Hertfordshire, just 2 miles north of Junction 25 of the M25. We are members of the PBFA and exhibit at a large number of their fairs across the UK. We also exhibit in London at least twice a month at the Russell and Royal National Hotels, and regularly exhibit at H&D fairs in the South East, we also organise a monthly Fair at the Royal National Hotel, this fair has exhibitors specialising in books, maps, prints and ephemera. Please contact us for any further details.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- 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...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
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