Cornelius Nepos, De Vita excellentium Imperatorum
by Cornelius Nepos
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Very Good
- Seller
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CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Paris: Typis Barbou, Parisiis, 1767. Book measures 16x9.cm. 20,[2]185pp, 2pp catalogue, engraved frontis. Bound in period mottled calf, flat gilt bands, gilt fluer-de-lis, gilt lines to boards, full gilt edges, marble endpapers. Calf lightly rubbed, some wear loss on head and tail of spine. Binding in good clean condition. Internally, binders tape along inner joints. Pages clean throughout. A very nice copy, in a very attractive period binding. . Full Calf. Near Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- George Jeffery Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010237
- Title
- Cornelius Nepos, De Vita excellentium Imperatorum
- Author
- Cornelius Nepos
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Publisher
- Typis Barbou, Parisiis
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1767
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- Cornelius
- Bookseller catalogs
- Leather Bindings; Antiquarian;
Terms of Sale
George Jeffery Books
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About the Seller
George Jeffery Books
Biblio member since 2005
CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire
About George Jeffery Books
We are a long established company dealing in second-hand, out of print and antiquarian books on all subjects. We are based in Hertfordshire, just 2 miles north of Junction 25 of the M25. We are members of the PBFA and exhibit at a large number of their fairs across the UK. We also exhibit in London at least twice a month at the Russell and Royal National Hotels, and regularly exhibit at H&D fairs in the South East, we also organise a monthly Fair at the Royal National Hotel, this fair has exhibitors specialising in books, maps, prints and ephemera. Please contact us for any further details.
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...