History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire, Vol.V (Only): Justinian And The Roman Law
by Edward Gibbon
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
The Folio Society, 1987. Hardcover. Very Good. 1987. No Edition Remarks. 394 pages. No dust jacket, Folio edition with slipcase. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. Volume V. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are bright and clear with light tanning to text block edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear. Spine has subtle tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Slipcase is lightly scuffed, stained and tanned.
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- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1684788840LEE
- Title
- History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire, Vol.V (Only): Justinian And The Roman Law
- Author
- Edward Gibbon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Folio Society
- Date Published
- 1987
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...