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The Histories Of Herodotus Of Halicarnassus (Two Volumes)
by Herodotus; Carter, Harry (Translator)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Not Issued
- Seller
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Woodlawn, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: The Heritage Press, 1958. Hardcover. Very Good/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bawden, Edward. No Edition Or Printing Stated. Includes Index. Marginal Glosses By Harry Carter. 102 Illustrations. The Books Are Bound In Cream Cloth With An Edward Bawden Drawing. The Title Is Gilt Stamped On The Spine. Map Endpapers. The Top Edges Have Been Dyed Brown. The Sandglass Pamphlet Is Laid In Volume One. The Books Have Slightly Sunned Spines And A Former Owner's Decorative Book Plate Attached To The Front Pastedowns. Light Cigarette Smell. The Brown Paper Slip Cases Have Edge Wear.
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- Bookseller
- Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 046682
- Title
- The Histories Of Herodotus Of Halicarnassus (Two Volumes)
- Author
- Herodotus; Carter, Harry (Translator)
- Illustrator
- Bawden, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Not Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Heritage Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1958
- Pages
- 615
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- History - Ancient; Classic Literature General, Greece
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
Biblio member since 2013
Woodlawn, Illinois
About Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
I have a small inventory of about 23,000 titles. I sell from my own property and only on-line. I started selling on line in 1999. This is my Fourth year with Biblio.
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- Edges
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- Gilt
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Cloth
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