Quintus Horatius Flaccus
by Quintus Horatius Flaccus
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Birminghamiae: Joannis Baskerville, 1762. Polished red leather, gilt spine title on black label, raised bands with close gilt hatching between, ornatte gilt covers border & central device, gilt board edges, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers / pastedown, frontis engraving, & small engraving to title page; A good copy with moderate uneven foxing & a printed (twice) armorial bookplate of C. D. Ogle; 300 pages +Erratum, & 1 page publisher advertisements. . 3.5"x6".
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Details
- Bookseller
- White Raven Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- FC16221
- Title
- Quintus Horatius Flaccus
- Author
- Quintus Horatius Flaccus
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Joannis Baskerville
- Place of Publication
- Birminghamiae
- Date Published
- 1762
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
- Size
- 3.5"x6"
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
White Raven Books
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Ypsilanti, Michigan
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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...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- 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....
- Raised Band(s)
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...