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Argolis: The Itinerary of Greece with a Commentary on Pausanias and Strabo and an Account of the Monuments of Antiquity at Present Existing in that Country Compiled in the Years MDCCCI : II : V : VI
by William Gell
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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Tarrington, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: T. Payne, 1810. 1st Edition . Very Good. 9.5 x 12 inches (24 x 31 cm). Half leather binding with marbled boards. Leather perished but binding is firm and strong. Rubbing and chipping to boards. Spine has five raised bands and blind tooling, lacking the title label. Scattered light foxing, offsetting from some of the plates to facing page. Complete with all 28 plates, including the engraved title page, and five fold-outs. A well illustrated early guide to the antiquities of the Argolis region on the Peloponnese peninsula. A nice solid example. Scarce. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 9.5 x 12 inches (24 x 31 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: Large 4to. Half Title, Engraved Title, xvii, [1] (blank), [1] (List of plates), [1] (blank), pp19-171, [1] (blank), [5] (Index), [1] (Errata)
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- Bookseller
- Tarrington Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1203E028
- Title
- Argolis: The Itinerary of Greece with a Commentary on Pausanias and Strabo and an Account of the Monuments of Antiquity at Present Existing in that Country Compiled in the Years MDCCCI : II : V : VI
- Author
- William Gell
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T. Payne
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1810
- Size
- 9.5 x 12 inches (24 x 31 cm)
- Keywords
- Greece, Peloponnese, Mycenae, Tiryns, Argos, Larissa, Nafplio, Nauplia, Iero, Epidaurus, Hermione, Ermioni, Nemea, Ancient Greece, Greek, Archaeology, Travel_Exploration/Europe
- Bookseller catalogs
- Archaeology; Travel: Europe;
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Tarrington Books
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About the Seller
Tarrington Books
Biblio member since 2015
Tarrington, Herefordshire
About Tarrington Books
A family run bookshop located in the heart of rural Herefordshire. Large selection of children's literature, crime fiction, military, history, travel, vintage paperbacks, quality antiquarian volumes & fine bindings. We offer free UK postage on all items and pride ourselves on our safe packaging and rapid dispatch of orders. Browsers welcome by appointment.
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- 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....
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- Half Title
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- Rubbing
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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