HORACE AND HIS FRIENDS: Two Lectures Delivered at the Edinburgh Philosophical Institution
by Martin, Sir Theodore
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
Printed for Private Circulation, 1881. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Inscribed by the author on the half-title. Octavo: 76 p. Full burgundy cloth binding, with the original wrappers bound in. The signature of Scottish scholar William Macmath appears on the verso of the front flyleaf. A bit of wear to the corners and tips; else very good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 76464
- Title
- HORACE AND HIS FRIENDS: Two Lectures Delivered at the Edinburgh Philosophical Institution
- Author
- Martin, Sir Theodore
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Printed for Private Circulation
- Date Published
- 1881
- Keywords
- Poetry, Horace, Literary Criticism, Lyric Poets, Roman Empire, Rome, Classical Studies, Latin Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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Covina, California
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...