London. Third Edition. . Cloth. Very Good. Very rare title. Pictorial red boards, with gilt lettering and illustratons on front and spine; all edges gilt. 8 x 5 inches. 344 pp. Illustration on front shows a sail-ship behind a Roman garrison holding a sword and a lance. B&w frontispiece shows Caesonia pouring a love potion. Small b&w illustrations throughout book. Prize label to front paste-down endpaper is from "Israel, The Jewish Magazine". Some loss to cloth binding at head and base of spine. Boards slightly bumped and rubbed at corners, slightly darkened at edges, with occasional small marks; cloth of spine slightly faded. Front hinge cracked, contents slightly browned. 2pp publisher's list after contents page. A good copy.

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Bookseller: Ripping Yarns (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 15440
Title: Pictures from Roman Life and Story
Author: CHURCH, PROF
Format/Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Third Edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: London
Bookseller catalogs: Collectibles & Ephemera;

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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...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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...
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....
Paste-down: The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...