OVID'S EPISTLES Translated by several hands. Adorn'd with cutts.
de Ovid [translated by Dryden,Pope,Mrs.Behm,Tate,Earl of Mulgrave,+others.]
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- Bien
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- Estado
- Bien
- Librería
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Blockley, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: Jacob Tonson, 1716. Hardcover. Good. Engraved plates [Frontispiece + 10 further plates] as confirmed by the British Library + Oxford & Cambridge & 9 other libraries. 12mo Marbled leather with covers of gilt and floral design the spine on 5 raised bands which were possibly once gilt but now mostly worn away to just traces.Black spine label lacks I of OVID'S and part of T in EPISTLES The Fore-edges are gaufered on four wide gold corners with with rows of stars and there is a band of red marbling at the center between the four gilt areas. [the leather is somewhat pock-marked/the corners worn/top compartment splitting at front hinge as also a partial central crack to the top two compartments mid-spine/head of spine with 2mm chipping] Frontispiece + Titlepage + Dedication + [4pp=Advertisement] + [24pp=Preface] + [2p=Table [=Contents] +221pp + [1p of Books for sale by Tonson but further pages of booklist are missing] Paper is a bit uniformly tanned throughout but else in nice condition without marking or tears. An unusual binding and nice illustrations.
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- Librería
- Abbey Antiquarian Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- V75963
- Título
- OVID'S EPISTLES Translated by several hands. Adorn'd with cutts.
- Autor
- Ovid [translated by Dryden,Pope,Mrs.Behm,Tate,Earl of Mulgrave,+others.]
- Ilustrador
- Engraved plates [Frontispiece + 10 further plates] as confirmed by the British Library + Oxford & Cambridge & 9 other libraries
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bien
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- Jacob Tonson
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1716
- Palabras clave
- Binding gauffered English translation of Ovid
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Antiquarian;
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Sobre el vendedor
Abbey Antiquarian Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2005
Blockley, Gloucestershire
Sobre Abbey Antiquarian Books
We are antiquarian booksellers established in Gloucestershire, England for over twenty years. We have general stock and specialise in early illustrated and children's books and pop-ups. We are members of PBFA.
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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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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....
