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THE HISTORY OF ANCIENT GREECE, ITS COLONIES AND CONQUESTS; FROM THE EARLIEST ACCOUNTS TO THE DIVISION OF THE MACEDONIAN EMPIRE IN THE EAST. INCLUDING THE HISTORY OF LITERATURE, PHILOSOPHY, AND THE FINE ARTS (4 VOL SET - COMPLETE)
by John Gillies
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
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About This Item
London: A. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1792. Hardcover. Fair. 5 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. Full brown calf with gilt rules on spine, gilt side dentelles. Condition of books is FAIR ; All hinges are cracked and the covers holding by the cord bindings. Leather is dry and crackling, edges worn, covers rubbed. All have the contemporry PO's name of Horace Binney on the ffep. (Horace Binney was a Philadelphia lawyer who was member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1833-1835). Pgs at the ends of each vol are moderately foxed, text is very good with some spotting in Vol 1. History. Stax.
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- Title
- THE HISTORY OF ANCIENT GREECE, ITS COLONIES AND CONQUESTS; FROM THE EARLIEST ACCOUNTS TO THE DIVISION OF THE MACEDONIAN EMPIRE IN THE EAST. INCLUDING THE HISTORY OF LITERATURE, PHILOSOPHY, AND THE FINE ARTS (4 VOL SET - COMPLETE)
- Author
- John Gillies
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- London: A. Strahan and T. Cadell
- Date Published
- 1792
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- American History;
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
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