The Alexandrian Library: Glory of the Hellenic World - Its Rise, Antiquities, and Destructions
by Parsons, Edward Alexander
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Cleaver-Hume Press Ltd, 1952. Ex-Library. Pages clean and bright. Binding firm. Occasional light spotting throughout. Usual Library stamps, plates and markings. Slightly cocked. Moderate shelf wear. Spine heavily faded.. Hard. Good. 8vo. Ex-Library.
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Details
- Seller
- Bookcase (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 82979
- Title
- The Alexandrian Library: Glory of the Hellenic World - Its Rise, Antiquities, and Destructions
- Author
- Parsons, Edward Alexander
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Cleaver-Hume Press Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1952
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
Bookcase
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Bookcase
Biblio member since 2009
Carlisle, Cumbria
About Bookcase
A Georgian four-floor antiquarian bookshop in Carlisle's historic quarter specialising in Cumbria, Scotland, Mountaineering and rare finds. We are a friendly business, which was started by a local family and is run by friendly and experienced team members.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...