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The True History of Lucian The Samosatenian
by GIBBINGS, ROBERT. Introduction by J.S. Phillimore
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- near fine
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
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Sisters, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Waltham St. Lawrence, Berkshire: Golden Cockerel Press, 1927. Limited Edition of 275 Copies of Which This is #144. Brown Quarter leather with 5 raised bands, grey linen boards. Near fine. Folio (9"x13"), pp. 43 [5]. Top edge gilt. Set in Caslon Old Face type and printed on Batchelor hand-made paper. Translated from the Greek into English by Francis Hicks and presented in parallel Greek and English texts with wood engravings by Robert Gibbings. -- Some uneven coloration of the leather on the front cover. Spine a darker in color than the sides. The slipcase has some wear around the extremities. No other notable defects. --. Colophon: Printed by Robert Gibbings at the Golden Cockerel Press, Waltham Saint Lawrence in Berkshire , and Completed on the 10th Day of November, 1927. The Text of the Greek, Set With the Assistance of the Oxford University Press, is that of the Jacobitz Edition (1852). Te English is Taken From the First Edition (1634), in the British Museum. Compositors: F. Young and a. H. Gibbs. Pressman: A. C. Cooper.
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- Bookseller
- Lonesome Water Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10327
- Title
- The True History of Lucian The Samosatenian
- Author
- GIBBINGS, ROBERT. Introduction by J.S. Phillimore
- Format/Binding
- Brown Quarter leather with 5 raised bands, grey linen boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition of 275 Copies of Which This is #144
- Publisher
- Golden Cockerel Press
- Place of Publication
- Waltham St. Lawrence, Berkshire
- Date Published
- 1927
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lonesome Water Books
Biblio member since 2003
Sisters, Oregon
About Lonesome Water Books
We are a brick and mortar store located in Beautiful Sisters, Oregon. We have a stock of approximately 10,000 books, 80 percent of which are hardbound. We also carry old prints (decorative and original) and maps.
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