M. Annaei Lucani Pharsalia, sive De Bello Civili Caesaris et Pompeii Lib. X (1665)
by M. Annaei Lucani (Lucan)
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Apud Ioannem Blaewv (Joan Blaeu), Amsterodami (Amsterdam), 1665. Hardcover. Very Good. 330 pages. Roman epic poem about the civil war between Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great, by Lucan (CE 39-65). Antique leather binding, with blind-stamped borders and decoration to front and back covers, three raised bands and hand-inked title plate to the spine. Leather age-soiled, with stains to center and bottom of front cover, and moderate to severe rubbing to spine and all edges, with 1/2" loss to leather at spine head exposing the binding. Front hinge detached, back hinge cracked, but both are held fast by secure thread binding. The binding itself is sound and firm. Bound using pages from a different book, with no paste-downs or endpapers and visible turn-ins. Engraved title page. Chipping to fore-edge of front flyleaf. Pen mark of "50" written to inside front cover, with early, inked prior owners' names to flyleaf and top of title page, and early inked note at end of dedication. Interior age-toned, but else clean and unmarked. 3.5" x 5.5". (BP-036).
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- Title
- M. Annaei Lucani Pharsalia, sive De Bello Civili Caesaris et Pompeii Lib. X (1665)
- Author
- M. Annaei Lucani (Lucan)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Apud Ioannem Blaewv (Joan Blaeu), Amsterodami (Amsterdam)
- Date Published
- 1665
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Rubbing
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