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An Essay on the Original Genius and Writings of Homer, with a Comparative View of the Ancient and Present State of the Troade
de Wood, Robert (1717-1771)
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Good with no dust jacket
- Librería
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Sobre este artículo
London: Printed By H. Hughs for T. Payne and P. Elmsly. Good with no dust jacket. 1775. First Edition Thus. Leather. Xv, 342 pp. Engraved portrait frontis, folding map, 3 plates (1 folding) (possibly after G. B. Borra) , title vignette and tail piece engraved by Bartolozzi. Lacking the half title. The section on the Troade has a half title page but pagination is continuous. Large quarto in contemporary calf with gilt rulling. Both boards detached, corners rubbed and worn, floriated gilt spine is chipped top and bottom and spine label is gone. Interior end papers are aged darkened, owner name on inside front board, and a different owner name stamped on title page. Some offsetting to plates and vignettes, occasional foxing and a few very minor stains, otherwise clean and unmarked. A faint mellow smell of old pipe. The first edition containing the Comparative View of the Troade. ESTCT137529; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 342 pages .
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- Librería
- Leaf and Stone Books
(CA)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 12064
- Título
- An Essay on the Original Genius and Writings of Homer, with a Comparative View of the Ancient and Present State of the Troade
- Autor
- Wood, Robert (1717-1771)
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Leather
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Good with no dust jacket
- Edición
- First Edition Thus
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Printed By H. Hughs for T. Payne and P. Elmsly
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1775
- Palabras clave
- Homer, Ancient_greece, Homeric_studies, Troad
- Catálogos del vendedor
- History: Ancient; Classics;
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Sobre el vendedor
Leaf and Stone Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2005
Toronto, Ontario
Sobre Leaf and Stone Books
Formerly Greekdrama Books Specializing in classical, medieval and ancient languages, history and cultures; antiquarian and unusual books; and interesting used books. We also carry many early printed books, particularly in the subjects of classics and religion, including incunabula and manuscripts.
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- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
