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Lays of Ancient Rome - in fine binding, with color fore-edge painting of Rome!
by Lord Macaulay
- Used
- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good/no dj as issued
- Seller
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Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, Reader and Dyer, 1867. New Edition" [1867]. Custom binding by Hodges, Foster & Figgis in Dublin. very good/no dj as issued. George Scharf Jr.. Macaulay, Lays of Ancient Rome
London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1847. Small 4to, 6½x4¾" (205 x 163 mm). 210 pp. With extra illustrated title page and numerous engravings Illustrated by George Scharf throughout, plus color fore-edge painting. Ink ownership marks dated 1877.
Signed binding by Hodges, Foster & Figgis Dublin in contemporary full dark brown leather, boards decoratively paneled in gilt, spine lettered in gilt in compartments, 4 raised bands, all paper edges gilt, gilt dentelles. No fading to spine. All paper edges gilt. Joints and corners somewhat worn, some rubbing, Pages clean and no foxing.
London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1847. Small 4to, 6½x4¾" (205 x 163 mm). 210 pp. With extra illustrated title page and numerous engravings Illustrated by George Scharf throughout, plus color fore-edge painting. Ink ownership marks dated 1877.
Signed binding by Hodges, Foster & Figgis Dublin in contemporary full dark brown leather, boards decoratively paneled in gilt, spine lettered in gilt in compartments, 4 raised bands, all paper edges gilt, gilt dentelles. No fading to spine. All paper edges gilt. Joints and corners somewhat worn, some rubbing, Pages clean and no foxing.
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- Bookseller
- Rare Books Honolulu
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1023j
- Title
- Lays of Ancient Rome - in fine binding, with color fore-edge painting of Rome!
- Author
- Lord Macaulay
- Illustrator
- George Scharf Jr.
- Format/Binding
- Custom binding by Hodges, Foster & Figgis in Dublin
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- no dj as issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New Edition" [1867]
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, Reader and Dyer
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1867
- Keywords
- fore-edge painting, Rome
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture; Travel & Exploration; Fine Binding; Illustrated Books;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rare Books Honolulu
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Honolulu, Hawaii
About Rare Books Honolulu
Rare Books Honolulu is an online only bookstore in Hawaii, specializing in Hawaiiana, Fine Bindings, Illustrated Books, Limited Editions (New and Antiquarian), and "New But Already Out Of Print 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...
- Gilt
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- Rubbing
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- New
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- 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....
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