The Letters of Marcus Tullius Cicero to Several of His Friends with Remarks by William Melmoth, Esq. (in 3 Vols.)
by Marcus Tullius Cicero
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Waccabuc, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Lackington, Allen & Co, 1814. Full leather. Very Good. The 1814 stated 8th edition, complete in 3 volumes. All 3 volumes tight and VG- to VG in their full, light-brown calf. Vol. I's front board cleanly detached, light wear to the spine ends and the panels. Light to medium foxing as well to the text, tasteful former owner bookplate at each of the pastedowns. 5 raised bands along each spine, lavish gilt-tooling within the compartments, handsome dark-red leather title labels. Uniform octavos, lovely marbled edges, endpapers and pastedowns.
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- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18839
- Title
- The Letters of Marcus Tullius Cicero to Several of His Friends with Remarks by William Melmoth, Esq. (in 3 Vols.)
- Author
- Marcus Tullius Cicero
- Format/Binding
- Full leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Lackington, Allen & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1814
- Keywords
- rare Classical studies, rare Cicero, rare morocco bindings, rare full-leather bindings
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classical Studies;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Appledore Books, ABAA
All books are offered subject to prior sale. Materials are returnable within 1 week of receipt provided prior notice is given.
About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
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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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- 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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...
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