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Historia Alexandri Magni - Cum Notis Selectiss, Variorum
by Rufi, Q. Curtii (Rufus, Quintus Curtius)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Amstelodami (Amsterdam): Ex Officina Elzeviriana, 1673. [4], 751, [1], 1-93pp, [45]. Full vellum, author in ink to spine. Spine soiled, covers slightly soiled. Internally lightly browned, a few light spots of foxing, but generally clean, a few small ink spots to fore-edge of text block, piece excised from head of ffep, with some old ink notes to fep, the rear blanks have had an additional index added in an old hand in pen. Engraved title, folding map and folding illustration tipped in at page 184. Dibdin II:375; Harwood pg 187 "of these four Variorum editions of Curtius, that printed by Elzevir, 1673, is by far the most correct and beautiful"; Moss II:548; Willems 1482. Reprint. Full Vellum. Good. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Temple Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000688
- Title
- Historia Alexandri Magni - Cum Notis Selectiss, Variorum
- Author
- Rufi, Q. Curtii (Rufus, Quintus Curtius)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Ex Officina Elzeviriana
- Place of Publication
- Amstelodami (Amsterdam)
- Date Published
- 1673
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Noisbn, Alexander the Great, Variorum, MacEdonia, History
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Temple Rare Books
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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.
- 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....
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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