Paternoster Square, London: T Fisher Unwin Limited, 1904. Full-Leather. Very Good. Wilson, Cecil. Beautiful copy in contemporary Brown "Tree" Full-Leather Binding, with 5 Raised Bands to spine. Gilt Title in 2nd compartment and Gilt Floral Decoration in others. Gilt Linear Border to front and rear. "Parkfield" in gilt on front. Marbled Endpapers and Page edges. Frontispiece Illustrated with Alcibiades. Title Page printed in Ted with a pale olive decorative surround. Illustrated with 7 other Plates by Cecil Wilson. Initials and Tailpiece Illustrations by Amy B. Schulz. The 4 "Tales" are of Theseus, Romulus, Hannibal's Schoolmaster, Fabius Maximus and Alcibiades. Nice antique Illustrated bookplate on endpaper "Vincent Julius Seligman." Undated Edition, Engraved Illustrations dated 1904, Mr Seligman's inscription on blank preliminary page dated 1908. 308 Pages, 800g, 7 1/2" Tall. Very slight edge wear. Hinges sound & Binding firm. Nice clean copy. Size: 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall

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Bookseller: Cornish Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 010916
Title: TALES FROM PLUTARCH
Author: Rowbotham, F. Jameson
Illustrator: Wilson, Cecil
Format/Binding: Full-Leather
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: T Fisher Unwin Limited
Place of Publication: Paternoster Square, London
Date Published: 1904
Keywords: ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS/CLASSICS/CLASSICAL AUTHORS/PLUTARCH/BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY

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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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