Patavini Historiarum ab Urbe Condita - History of the City - Four Volumes
by Titi Livii - Livy - Thomas Ruddiman
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh: J. Wood, 1751. Four volumes.Latin text throughout. Contemporary full tree calf, gilt ruled comaprtments to the spines, with red and black labels bearing author : "Livius" and volume number. Volumes one: 1764, title page, 439 pages. Volume two : 1751, 552 pages. Volume three : 1751, 511 pages. Volume four : 1751, 457 pages, plus the index which is without pagination. Volume one is a later date than volumes 2, 3 and 4. Very good set, all bindings sound, and all complete and in good order. Offsetting to pastedowns, browned page edges, and a few pages with water staining to volume four. Pages mainly all quite clean throughout. Armorial ownership bookplate to pastedown of volume one. Very good set with all bindings sound and solid.. First Edition. Full Leather. Very Good/No Jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Jacques Gander
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009002
- Title
- Patavini Historiarum ab Urbe Condita - History of the City - Four Volumes
- Author
- Titi Livii - Livy - Thomas Ruddiman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J. Wood
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1751
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Jacques Gander
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Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire
About Jacques Gander
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