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The Orations and Epistles of Isocrates. Translated from the Greek.
by Joshua Dinsdale (revised by Rev. Mr. Young)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Half brown morocco over marbled paper boards. Gilt particulars to spine. Losses to spine. Hinges cracked but still holding. Speckled edges. Marbled endpapers. Bookplate of Asa P. French dated 1912 to front pastedown, who served as United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts from 1906 to 1914. Front free fly detached. Previous owner's name inked to front fly. Foxing throughout.; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; [vi], 437, [ii] pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.
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- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3106
- Title
- The Orations and Epistles of Isocrates. Translated from the Greek.
- Author
- Joshua Dinsdale (revised by Rev. Mr. Young)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T. Waller
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1752
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Ancient History, Ancient Greece, Rhetoric
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ancient History;
Terms of Sale
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed.
About the Seller
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
Biblio member since 2008
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
About William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
We are a brick & mortar store located between I95 and the Florida Turnpike. We focus on the visual aspects of books and the book as artifact. We have large Art and Graphic Art sections including haute couture magazines but also carry Architecture, Ancient & Classical History, Performing Arts and Books on Books & Antiques. We have a large selection of Antiquarian Books, Antique maps & Antique prints. Hours by chance or appointment.
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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...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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....
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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