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The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romanes
by Plutarch of Chaeronea; Amyot, James; North, Thomas (translators); Lowinsky, Thomas (illustrator)
- Used
- Condition
- Used - Like New
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Shakespeare Head Press, 1928. First Thus. Leather Binding. Used - Like New. Copy #15 of 100 numbered copies printed on handmade paper, signed by the artist. A beautiful copy of the deluxe edition, bound in stunning 3./4 crushed and polished black morocco by Morley over red cloth, spines with raised bands and classical gilt tooling, top edges gilt, other edges uncut. A fine set with only slight traces of wear; and previous owner's ink signature and date on front endpaper of each volume.
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- Bookseller
- Arundel Books of Seattle
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 605567
- Title
- The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romanes
- Author
- Plutarch of Chaeronea; Amyot, James; North, Thomas (translators); Lowinsky, Thomas (illustrator)
- Format/Binding
- Leather Binding
- Book Condition
- New Used - Like New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Shakespeare Head Press
- Date Published
- 1928
- Weight
- 0.00
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- 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
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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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Cloth
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- New
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- Fine
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