The Book of Good Counsels: From the Sanskrit of the "Hitopadesa"; by Edwin Arnold with illustrations by Harrison Weir
de Arnold, Edwin
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- very good
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Very Good
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
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London: Smith, Elder and Co, 1861. Hardcover. Very Good. xii, 167, [1] p.: frontispiece, 3 leaves of plates; 19 cm. Contemporary half green polished calf with gilt- and blue-marbled paper over boards. Six spine compartments between raised bands; red leather labels in the second and third compartments with gilt-tooled title and author. Gilt-tooled decoration in remaining compartments. Top page edges gilt. Gilt- and blue-marbled endpapers. In Very Good Condition: as is usual with green calf, the spine is faded to brown; front board has been sensitively reattached by a conservator; older archival repair to gutter between half title and frontispiece; occasional minimal foxing along fore-edges; clean and tight.
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- Librería
- Classic Books and Ephemera (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 003051
- Título
- The Book of Good Counsels: From the Sanskrit of the "Hitopadesa"; by Edwin Arnold with illustrations by Harrison Weir
- Autor
- Arnold, Edwin
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- Smith, Elder and Co
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1861
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Religion & Philosophy;
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- Calf
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- Tight
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