HORACE ON THE ART OF POETRY, Latin Text, English Prose Translation, Introduction and Notes, Together with Ben Jonson's English Verse Rendering
by Horace; Edited By Edward Henry Blakeney
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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FERNDALE, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
London: The Scholartis Press, 1928. Hardcover. Good. Black cloth gilt, DW, small 4to., viii, 135, (1) pages. One of 750 numbered copies printed by the Oxford University Press on Mould-made paper. Bookplate at pastedown, some toning to endpapers, worm damage to rear cover, mostly extending along the gutter, with less damage at the front gutter, none penetrating to the inside; with spotting to rear cover and rubbing at upper edges only; all said, a good copy in an edgeworn and soiled but still very good DW in archival mylar.
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- Bookseller
- Entropy Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001969
- Title
- HORACE ON THE ART OF POETRY, Latin Text, English Prose Translation, Introduction and Notes, Together with Ben Jonson's English Verse Rendering
- Author
- Horace; Edited By Edward Henry Blakeney
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Scholartis Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1928
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FERNDALE, Michigan
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Glossary
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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