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Comoediae, ad fidem optimarum editionum expressae.
by Terence
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgi [Edinburgh]: Apud Hamilton, Balfour, et Neill, 1758. 8vo, pp. ix, [iv], xii-xxv, [i], 252. One prelimary leaf - containing the character list for ‘Andria’ - not bound in to this copy. Contemporary French red morocco, boards bordered with a triple gilt rule, spine divided by raised bands, green morocco label, other compartments with central gilt flower tools, corner sprays, and patterns of dots, marbled endpapers, edges gilt. Lightly toned throughout, some offsetting from turn-ins to first and last few leaves. The merest touch of wear to foot of spine and hints of rubbing at extremities. Twentieth-century bookplate of Charles Moncorgé to front pastedown. A beautiful example of an edition called ‘immaculate’, produced (successfully) for a prize offered by the Select Society of Edinburgh, obtaining a silver medal. The undoubtedly French binding indicates on the morocco label that this is ‘Terent / Edinbur’. ESTC T137485; Dibdin II 477.
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Details
- Bookseller
- McNaughtan's Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2673
- Title
- Comoediae, ad fidem optimarum editionum expressae.
- Author
- Terence
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Apud Hamilton, Balfour, et Neill
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgi [Edinburgh]
- Date Published
- 1758
- Keywords
- Classics Latin Scottish Binding
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
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