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SELECTED LIVES From the Parallel Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans (Leather Bound)
by Plutarch; Dryden, John (translated by)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Livonia, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Franklin Library. Fine with no dust jacket. 1982. Hardcover. ; Full brown leather cover with 5 raised bands and gilt stamped detail is pristine. Gilt page edges are pristine. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Marbled end sheets, paste downs, and pages are clean and pristine. ; 9.2 X 6.1 X 1.3 inches .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5768
- Title
- SELECTED LIVES From the Parallel Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans (Leather Bound)
- Author
- Plutarch; Dryden, John (translated by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- Franklin Library
- Date Published
- 1982
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About the Seller
Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA
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Livonia, Michigan
About Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- 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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