A Victor of Salamis : A Tale of the Days of Xerxes, Leonidas, and Themistocles
by Davis, William Stearns
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good (-)/No Jacket
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1925 Xerxes battle with the Greek empire. From the collection of Wayne Prescott Suttles, renowned anthropologist, scholar, and linguist regarding many Pacific cultures, and especially the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast Salish people. Provenance for Suttles provided upon request. Also owned by Lois Carol Smith, her charming decorative bookplate to the ep, gift inscription to her in Greek to the ffep. Condition notes: 450 numbered pp; HB. Pages: clean, ivory, tight; a.e. well tanned, front hinge cracked. Cover: red, brown device and titles front, gilt titles spine; moderate shelfwear, extrems somewhat worn w/ tiny tears head/tail, spine slightly sunned.
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- Bookseller
- Independent Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 035672
- Title
- A Victor of Salamis : A Tale of the Days of Xerxes, Leonidas, and Themistocles
- Author
- Davis, William Stearns
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (-)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1925
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Ancient History
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Independent Books
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Long Beach, Washington
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Glossary
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- 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....
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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