Natural History (5 Volume Set)
by Pliny; Rackham, H. (transl.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG++
- Seller
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Hay-on-Wye, Powys, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, UK : The Folio Society. 5 volume set in three-quarter bound blue buckram with block-printed boards; gilt lettering and printed bands to spine. Colour plates and frontispieces. Occasional light foxing to fore-edge of pages, o/w in immaculate condition. Appears unused. Blue slipcase with two light marks to back board o/w in very good condition. Very heavy volume set (5.7 kg) - UK and overseas orders will require additional postage. . VG++. Hardcover. 2012.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Broad Street Book Centre (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 111266
- Title
- Natural History (5 Volume Set)
- Author
- Pliny; Rackham, H. (transl.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG++
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 2012
- Size
- 260mm x 170mm.
- Keywords
- Plini the Elder, Roman literature, encyclopedia --- Natural History, unit thirteen
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Broad Street Book Centre
We accept returns within 7 days of receipt should the item not prove to be as described
About the Seller
Broad Street Book Centre
Biblio member since 2008
Hay-on-Wye, Powys
About Broad Street Book Centre
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- 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...
- Buckram
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- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- 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....