Dionysius Longinus on the Sublime
by Longinus, Dionysius (Cassius); Smith, WIlliam (Trans, notes, life)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Condition
- Seller
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Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
London: William Sandby, 1742. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good Condition. Full contemporary leather, worn, rubbed, some loss to leather at spine ends, hinges cracked but attached and sound overall. Scattered minor foxing, browning, internally. 189pp
Of questionable authorship, it was, nevertheless, one of the most influential classical works on the art and effect of good writing.
Provenance: Edward Astley, bookplate and signature. John Dillon (bookplate) Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Philosophy; Inventory No: 048419.
Of questionable authorship, it was, nevertheless, one of the most influential classical works on the art and effect of good writing.
Provenance: Edward Astley, bookplate and signature. John Dillon (bookplate) Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Philosophy; Inventory No: 048419.
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- Bookseller
- Pazzo Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 048419
- Title
- Dionysius Longinus on the Sublime
- Author
- Longinus, Dionysius (Cassius); Smith, WIlliam (Trans, notes, life)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Full Leather)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Sandby
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1742
- Keywords
- Philosophy; NOISBN
- Bookseller catalogs
- Philosophy;
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Pazzo Books
Biblio member since 2003
Roslindale, Massachusetts
About Pazzo Books
For years an open shop in the Boston neighborhoods of Roslindale and West Roxbury, now by appointment only and back in Roslindale. We carry a range of rare and out of print books with strengths in literature, cookery and early printing. We are members of the ABAA and ILAB.
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- 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,...
- Octavo
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....