Daphnis & Chloe - Translated out of the Greek of Longus by George Thornley in 1657
by Longus; translated by George Thornley
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Geoffrey Bles. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1925. Hardcover. Previous owner's signature. Knock and 1/2" crease to upper corner of front board. Some foxing. Dust-jacket with dust stains and some spots of foxing. 1/2" tears and chips at corners of dust-jacket and ends of dust-jacket spine. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. ; 200 pages + 12 colour plates + 4 black-and-white plates. Cream buckram cloth baords with gilt on spine and front board. Page dimensions: 253 x 193mm. Text in English, the 1657 translation of George Thornley. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18919
- Title
- Daphnis & Chloe - Translated out of the Greek of Longus by George Thornley in 1657
- Author
- Longus; translated by George Thornley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
- Publisher
- Geoffrey Bles
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1925
- Keywords
- Literature
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Renaissance Books
Biblio member since 2005
Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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