Paris & Brussels: Antoine-Urbain Coustelier & Jean Leonard, 1716. Second edition. leather_bound. Contemporary calf backed boards, tan leather spine label printed in gilt. Very good. 446, (50) Index. 16 x 10.5. [a8-b4,A-Hh8]. Churchman, scholar, a tutor to the Dauphin in 1670, elected to the Academie francais in 1674, Huet owed his reputation the immense number of his writings. This work, a survey of the maritime history of the ancient Mediterranean, the shipping routes taken, also adumbrates the commercial negotiations between the trade partners. Includes material related to the Americas. ALDEN & LANDIS 716/70. KRESS 299. Firm, tight, clean copy; library stamp paste-down front endpaper and title page, raised bands, backstrip head chipped. Blue bookstamp of Katedral Skolans Bibliotek Lund.

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Bookseller: Royoung bookseller, Inc. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 18250
Title: Histoire Du Commerce Et De La Navigation Des Anciens
Author: Huet, Pierre Daniel
Format/Binding: Leather_bound
Book Condition: Used - Contemporary calf backed boards, tan leather spine label printed in gilt. Very good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Second edition
Publisher: Antoine-Urbain Coustelier & Jean Leonard
Place of Publication: Paris & Brussels
Date Published: 1716
Keywords: Exploration
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Raised Band(s): Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
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...
Calf: Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Spine Label: The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
Paste-down: The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...