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DE CIUILIBUS ROMANORUM BELLIS HISTORIARUM LIBRI QUINQUE. Eiusdem Librii Sex: Illyricus, Celticus, Libycus, Syrius, Parthicus & Mithridaticus.
by Appiani Alexandrini Sophistae [Appian of Alexandria] Translated by P. [Pier] Candido
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Blue Hill, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Lugduni [Lyon, Lyons]: Apud Seb. Gryphium [Sebastien Gryphe], 1551. Hardcover. Very Good. 3 X 5 inches high. 1092 pages (complete). Contemporary vellum binding with 4 raised bands on spine, handwritten title on spine. Condition of the book is Very Good; Vellum is cracked on spine and is peeling (see photo), small ownership inscription on title page " Ex Libris Robwitch? 1713" the name is hard to make out - probably English, Gryphe 'Griffin' colophon on title page, ink stains on pages 129 & 609, some pages have very light waterstains in the corners, otherwise pages are very clean, binding is tight. Military Rare RGR
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- Bookseller
- Andre Strong Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31289
- Title
- DE CIUILIBUS ROMANORUM BELLIS HISTORIARUM LIBRI QUINQUE. Eiusdem Librii Sex: Illyricus, Celticus, Libycus, Syrius, Parthicus & Mithridaticus.
- Author
- Appiani Alexandrini Sophistae [Appian of Alexandria] Translated by P. [Pier] Candido
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Apud Seb. Gryphium [Sebastien Gryphe]
- Place of Publication
- Lugduni [Lyon, Lyons]
- Date Published
- 1551
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military;
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- 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,...
- 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....
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
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