CLAUDIAN AS AN HISTORICAL AUTHORITY by Crees, James Harold Edward
- Bookseller: Ancient World Books
(CA)
- Seller Inventory #: 3379
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: L'Erma Di Bretschneider
- Date published: 1968
Description
L'Erma Di Bretschneider. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1968. Hardcover. Light foxing to ffeps. In red cloth with gilt letters on spine. Interior clean and tight. ; Unchanged Reprint of 1908 Edition. ; Studia Historica 62; 259 pages; Estimates the value of Claudian's poems as historical authorities, chiefly for the years 395-404 AD. .
dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
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. Also known as the back.
reprint : Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
gilt : Decorative patterns imbedded into the affected portion of a book. Often appears on the boards or the spine, and may be very simple, to elegant, to ludicrous.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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