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Baskerville's Greek Type] Hē Kainē Diathēkē [in Greek characters]: Novum Testamentum. Juxta Exemplar Millianum. Typis Joannis Baskerville.
by BIBLE in GREEK] NEW TESTAMENT]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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About This Item
BASKERVILLE'S GREEK TYPE
first edition thus (in Baskerville type) tall 8vo. (in fours) 676pp. printed on fine (ie. thick) paper, attractive three-quarter sprinkled calf (probably nineteenth century), smooth spine very richly decorated in gilt in panels of contrasting and alternating design, scarlet morocco label gilt, marbled paper on sides and as endpapers, half-title and last leaf a trifle dusty, rear joint cracking, else a fine fresh and bright copy. A particularly handsome copy.
ESTC t94889 Darlow & Moule 4756
Only two books were printed in this type, the octavo and quarto Testaments, both in 1763. Edited by John Mill. 2000 copies printed.
first edition thus (in Baskerville type) tall 8vo. (in fours) 676pp. printed on fine (ie. thick) paper, attractive three-quarter sprinkled calf (probably nineteenth century), smooth spine very richly decorated in gilt in panels of contrasting and alternating design, scarlet morocco label gilt, marbled paper on sides and as endpapers, half-title and last leaf a trifle dusty, rear joint cracking, else a fine fresh and bright copy. A particularly handsome copy.
ESTC t94889 Darlow & Moule 4756
Only two books were printed in this type, the octavo and quarto Testaments, both in 1763. Edited by John Mill. 2000 copies printed.
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Details
- Bookseller
- P & B Rowan
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12481
- Title
- Baskerville's Greek Type] Hē Kainē Diathēkē [in Greek characters]
- Author
- BIBLE in GREEK] NEW TESTAMENT]
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary half calf
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- E Typographeo Clarendoniano
- Place of Publication
- [Oxford] Oxonii
- Date Published
- 1793
- Size
- tall 8vo.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Bible Greek typography type-design
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About the Seller
P & B Rowan
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Belfast, Belfast
About P & B Rowan
Founded in 1973 P. & B. Rowan is a husband and wife team working from private premises and specializing in books and manuscripts on Ireland, Irish History & Culture, History of Ideas (including the Sciences, Medicine, Economics, Philosophy, etc), Travels and Rare Books in all fields.
Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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....
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
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