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Anakreontos Teiou Mele [Greek] Praefixo Commentario Quo Poëtae Genus Traditur et Bibliotheca Anacreonteia Adumbratur

Anakreontos Teiou Mele [Greek] Praefixo Commentario Quo Poëtae Genus Traditur et Bibliotheca Anacreonteia Adumbratur

Anakreontos Teiou Mele [Greek] Praefixo Commentario Quo Poëtae Genus Traditur
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Anakreontos Teiou Mele [Greek] Praefixo Commentario Quo Poëtae Genus Traditur et Bibliotheca Anacreonteia Adumbratur

by Anacreon

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Contemporary full straight-grained red morocco, gilt ruled border and spine, gilt title. Light shelfwear, front flyleaf starting
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Parma: Bodoni, 1791. One of 150 copies. Engraved portrait vignette on title and head of text. [iv], cxviii, [2], 111 pp. 12mo. Contemporary full straight-grained red morocco, gilt ruled border and spine, gilt title. Light shelfwear, front flyleaf starting. Ex-Harvard University Library (blindstamp on title on one other leaf, donor's ink stamp on verso of title, bookplates with deaccession stamp), 2 other bookplates and book ticket with bibliographical citations (Brunet and Dibdin). One of 150 copies. Engraved portrait vignette on title and head of text. [iv], cxviii, [2], 111 pp. 12mo. One of two Bodoni editions of Anacreon published in 1791. "The [Bodoni Anacreon] editions of 1785 and 1791 are printed in capital letters, and more elegant and exquisitely finished productions cannot be conceived" (Dibdin_. Brooks 422; Brunet I, 252

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Title
Anakreontos Teiou Mele [Greek] Praefixo Commentario Quo Poëtae Genus Traditur et Bibliotheca Anacreonteia Adumbratur
Author
Anacreon
Format/Binding
Engraved portrait vignette on title and head of text. [iv], cxviii, [2], 111 pp. 12mo
Book Condition
Used - Contemporary full straight-grained red morocco, gilt ruled border and spine, gilt title. Light shelfwear, front flyleaf starting
Quantity Available
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Edition
One of 150 copies
Publisher
Bodoni
Place of Publication
Parma
Date Published
1791
Keywords
Private Press
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Morocco
Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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...
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....
Verso
The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
Shelfwear
Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
Vignette
A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
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...

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