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The Odes and Carmen Saeculare of Horace by Horace (trans. Conington, John)
- Bookseller: High Barn Books
(GB)
- Seller Inventory #: 11211
- Format: Hardback.
- Quantity available: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Bell and Daldy
- Date published: 1865
- Pages: 144 pp
Description
Bell and Daldy , 1865 . Hardback. . Good+ hardback, no dustwrapper. Casing is scuffed and edgworn, corners bumped. Contents clean, bright and unmarked. 12mo quarter calf with gilt titles and grey boards.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
dustwrapper : Another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
12mo : An abbreviation for duodecimo, a book size describing a book which is approximately 7 by 4.5 inches.
gilt : The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book. The edges of the text block, or an inlay in the front cover of the boards, for example.
calf : Leather binding made from calfskin. Most common form of leather binding.
bumped : Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light bending.
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