Les Ge´orgiques de Virgile, traduction nouvelle en vers franc¸ois, enrichies de notes; Par M. Delille
by Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro); Jacques Delille
- Used
- good
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Plomteux, 1771. Leather Binding. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A delightful small 18th-century French edition of Virgil in a period binding. Bound in full brown 18th-century speckled calf, spine with raised bands, red morocco label, and gilt floral tooling, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers (some rubbing to spine tips, corners and edges; front outer hinge starting; ome wear to text edges; ink inscription). Remains of the bookplate of Charles Carron.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Arundel Books of Seattle
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00531872
- Title
- Les Ge´orgiques de Virgile, traduction nouvelle en vers franc¸ois, enrichies de notes; Par M. Delille
- Author
- Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro); Jacques Delille
- Format/Binding
- Leather Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Plomteux
- Date Published
- 1771
- Keywords
- Poetry VIRGIL MARO, PUBLIUS VERGI LATIN LITERATURE LATIN POETRY, , , , , , ,
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Arundel Books of Seattle
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Seattle, Washington
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- 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...
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