THE LATIN PORTRAIT: An Anthology
by Hamilton, G. Rostrevor (ed.)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Nonesuch Press, 1929. Limited edition. Twelvemo. xvi, 367 pp; copperplate engraved title page, headpiece and colophon by Stephen Gooden. Text in Latin & English. Polished buckram with gilt-lettered spine, top edge gilt in marbled slipcase. Very good in good+ slipcase. Spine darkened, as usual, some pages uncut. Slipcase rubbed with some splitting to top and bottom seams, however still holding together firmly. Number 185 of 1050 numbered copies. The works of 21 poets translated from the original Latin by over 70 English poets.. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- Carnegie Hill Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009522
- Title
- THE LATIN PORTRAIT: An Anthology
- Author
- Hamilton, G. Rostrevor (ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Nonesuch Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- Limited Editions Rare Poetry Anthology Latin
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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Carnegie Hill Books
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- 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....
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...