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The Select Dialogues of Lucian. To Which is Added, a New Literal Translation in Latin, with Notes in English
by Lucian; Edward Murphy, Transl
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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GRASS VALLEY, California, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Classic Press. Fair. 1804. Hardcover. Spine, joints, and corners well rubbed with surface cracking along front joint, but remains solid owing to strong hinges. Front pastedown coming loose at lower outside corner, with tanning stains at extremities, also showing on rear ten leaves or so and endpaper; all leaves well tanned but evenly so for the most part with occassional spotting. Light pencil marginalia pages 73-134.; (i title, xiii) 182 pp. ; followed by Dialogorum Luciani (1) 76 pp. Original full brown calf, red leather spine label lettered in gilt. Text in Greek and Latin with notes in English. Bishop Jackson Kemper's copy with his ownership signature top leading corner of front endpaper. Kemper was a pioneer Episcopal clergyman in the American West. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 182;76 pages .
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- Bookseller
- G. F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11070
- Title
- The Select Dialogues of Lucian. To Which is Added, a New Literal Translation in Latin, with Notes in English
- Author
- Lucian; Edward Murphy, Transl
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Publisher
- Classic Press
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1804
- Keywords
- CLASSIC Literature, Syria, Latin Language, GREEK Language
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classical Literature;
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About the Seller
G. F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA
Biblio member since 2005
GRASS VALLEY, California
About G. F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA
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- Gilt
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- Calf
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- Leaves
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- Marginalia
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- Spine
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- Fair
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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