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The Commentaries of Caesar : Ancient Classics for English Readers
by Trollope, Anthony
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Not Issued
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
Edinburgh, United Kingdom: William Blackwood, 1870. Brown bds with Black decoration and bright Gilt title, Brown eps, pp vi 182. CONDITION Bds fresh with sl buffed cnrs, spine ends just starting to chip, name to ffep, gutter crack to paper eps, mull tight. A nice tight and bright copy.. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/Not Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Ariel Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11975
- Title
- The Commentaries of Caesar : Ancient Classics for English Readers
- Author
- Trollope, Anthony
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Not Issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- William Blackwood
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1870
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- Roman Classic
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About the Seller
Ariel Books
Biblio member since 2003
Auckland
About Ariel Books
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Glossary
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- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- BDS
- Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. The term 'boards' refers to the thick cardboard under the paper or cloth...
- 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....
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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