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Pliny: A Self-Portrait in Letters
by Pliny; Betty Radice (translator)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Folio Society, 1978. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Signature on title page -- possibly of translator, but not clear. Full tan cloth boards with gilt and red design on front cover. In worn slipcase. 250 pages.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pistil Books Online
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 156120
- Title
- Pliny: A Self-Portrait in Letters
- Author
- Pliny; Betty Radice (translator)
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- Rome Roman, Emperor Domitian, correspondence, personal letters, Ancient Rome, Folio Society, ancient History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Letters;
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About the Seller
Pistil Books Online
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Seattle, Washington
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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,...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
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