The Idyls of Theocritus, Bion, & Moschus Rendered Into English Prose by Andrew Lang. Illustrated After Drawings by W. Russell Flint [Two volumes]
by Theocritus; Bion; Moschus; Andrew Lang [trans.]; W. Russell Flint [illus.]
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- Very Good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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About This Item
London: The Medici Society / Riccardi Press, 1922. Very Good. London: The Medici Society / Riccardi Press, 1922. First Thus. Limited Edition of 500, these being #188 and printed on Riccardi paper. Two large octavo volumes. 92 pp.; 28 pp. Color plates with lettered tissue guards, complete. Bound in full limp vellum lettered in gilt with green silk fore-edge ties; top edge gilt. No dust jackets. Housed in custom-made slipcase.
Vellum boards wrinkled with some spotting along bottom edge of volume II. Bindings are sound. Dampstaining along bottom edge of many tissue guards; pages otherwise unmarked. Overall a Very Good, attractive set.
Vellum boards wrinkled with some spotting along bottom edge of volume II. Bindings are sound. Dampstaining along bottom edge of many tissue guards; pages otherwise unmarked. Overall a Very Good, attractive set.
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- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25039
- Title
- The Idyls of Theocritus, Bion, & Moschus Rendered Into English Prose by Andrew Lang. Illustrated After Drawings by W. Russell Flint [Two volumes]
- Author
- Theocritus; Bion; Moschus; Andrew Lang [trans.]; W. Russell Flint [illus.]
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Medici Society / Riccardi Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1922
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...