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Tales From the Isles of Greece
by Ephtaliotis, Argyris [translated By W. H. D. Rouse]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
London: J. M. Dent & Sons, 1897. First English Edition, First Printing . Blue Cloth, Gilt. Very Good. Frontispiece Photograph. 231 Pp. Light Blue Cloth, Gilt, Deckled Edges. Frontispiece Portrait Of An Older Greek Peasant Smiling Into Camera With Remarkable Resemblance To Some Of My Relatives. Would Be Near Fine, Hinges Tight, Spine Gilt Brilliant And No Browning Of Cloth, Except Top Of Spine Abraded Away 1/8", Front Upper Tip Also Abraded Away About 1/2" X 1/8" To 1/4" On Top Board And Foredge, And Title Page, With Attached Tissue Guard To Frontispiece, Is Very Neatly Detached Right Along Spine, And Laid In Loosely. No Names Or Marks.
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- Bookseller
- Arroyo Seco Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023168
- Title
- Tales From the Isles of Greece
- Author
- Ephtaliotis, Argyris [translated By W. H. D. Rouse]
- Illustrator
- Frontispiece Photograph
- Format/Binding
- Blue Cloth, Gilt
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First English Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1897
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Greece, Italy, General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature: Nineteenth Century;
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Arroyo Seco Books
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About the Seller
Arroyo Seco Books
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Pasadena, California
About Arroyo Seco Books
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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