Quo Vadis- A Narrative of the Time of Nero
by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
Item Price
£61.04£48.83
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown,and Company, 1897. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American Edition....Green cloth with gilt on spine and gilted image of Nero on the cover...Interior is unmarked, clean, and firm...black end papers...a little age yellowing to pages...Exterior has some crimping to spine ends and a 1/4" tear at top of spine...some rubbing to the tips ... page top edges are somewhat dust darkened...
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bailey Bonzo Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000253
- Title
- Quo Vadis- A Narrative of the Time of Nero
- Author
- Sienkiewicz, Henryk
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown,and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1897
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bailey Bonzo Books
Biblio member since 2020
Shelbyville, Indiana
About Bailey Bonzo Books
Bailey Bonzo Books....Specializing in collectble First Editions, SIGNED copies, Science Fiction/Fantasy, and RARE copies of all kinds.
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