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Punica
by Italici, Caji Silii; Italicus, Tiberius Catius Silius; Heber, Richard (Ed)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
-
Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Londini (London): R. Faulder, 1792. Two volumes complete - Volume One - xxiv, 240pp and Volume Two - [2], 270pp, [2]. Full contemporary straight grain morocco, smooth backs, divided into six panels by single gilt rules, author to second panel in gilt and volume number to third, covers with single fillet border, gilt roll to edges and inner edges, a.e.g., with stormont pattern marbled endpapers. Ex-library but no evidence. Spines dulled and slightly discoloured, rubbed to extremities, couple of minor chips to spine ends. Hint of browning and very occasional spots of foxing internally, but generally fairly bright and clean. Previous owners book label to front pastedowns. Edited by Richard Heber when he was eighteen. Schweiger II:956; Lowndes 2398; Dibdin II:407/8, a "useful little edition, which exhibits the text very elegantly printed by Bulmer". First Thus. Full Morocco. Good+. 12mo. Ex-Library.
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Details
- Seller
- Temple Rare Books
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 000918
- Title
- Punica
- Author
- Italici, Caji Silii; Italicus, Tiberius Catius Silius; Heber, Richard (Ed)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- R. Faulder
- Place of Publication
- Londini (London)
- Date Published
- 1792
- Size
- 12mo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Noisbn, Punic Wars, Poetry, Classics, Fine Binding, Silius Italicus, Ebay
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Temple Rare Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Temple Rare Books
Biblio member since 2012
Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Temple Rare Books
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Glossary
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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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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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