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Dramas of the Ancient World
by David Lyndsay (Mary Diana Dods)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Winston, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
London: William Blackwood and T. Cadwell, 1822. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, original 1822 publication and not a modern reprint. Book exterior is playing paper covered boards with green cloth to spine (possibly applied at a later date). Spine also contains label written by hand. Exterior is spotted and soiled and boards are frayed and worn on edges/corners. The interior binding is in better shape as the book received very little, if any use as numerous quadrants of pages are still uncut along either the top edge or fore edge. The book even has the original errata slip tipped in at the contents page. Front hinge shows openings if you open the book too far. The front pastedown contains notes lightly written in pencil and dated 1855. One of the pencil notes states "Brotherhead July 9, 1855. This copy compared with another copy and found complete. (Sold other copy think?)". There is also a separate page from another copy which was found between the pages. This is identical to what is found in the book and has pencil notes along the top. This is an extremely rare title, especially with sections of the pages still being uncut. The author, David Lyndsay, is actually one of the pseudonyms for Mary Diana Dods.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2220023
- Title
- Dramas of the Ancient World
- Author
- David Lyndsay (Mary Diana Dods)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- William Blackwood and T. Cadwell
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1822
- Pages
- 278
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Editions; 19th Century; Literature and the Classics;
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Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
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About the Seller
Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
Biblio member since 2021
Winston, Georgia
About Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
Yesterday's Book Shop is an independent, family-owned establishment. The store first opened in 1966 under the name Collector's Corner and was located in Western Maryland. The Collector's Corner dealt mainly in books but also sold stamps and assorted ephemera. In 1975 the name was changed to Yesterday's Book Shop when the store only offered books and printed matter. In the early 2000s the brick and mortar store was closed and now we only sell online.
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All of the book pictures were taken at the time the book was listed and we never use generic or stock photos in any listing. If you would like additional photos or information on any listing please let us know and we will be more than happy to comply.
Glossary
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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....
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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