Plutarch's Lives: The Translation Called Dryden's. A Five Volume Set.
by Plutarch. Corrected from the Greek and Revised by A. H. Clough with Dr. William Smith's Historical Notes
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
New York: Bigelow, Brown and Co.. Hardcover. Good. Publication date not stated, published circa 1930s-40s; 8vos, rebound; contemporary rebind of three-quarter blue leather with blue moire cloth, top-edge gilt, marbled endpapers with unusual purple and blue starburst design. Overall, good (boards rubbed, worn, and scratched, incl. leather; shelf and edge worn; spines worn, rubbed, and scraped; spine ends bumped and worn; spine heads chipped; corners bumped and worn to boards; edges, eps, and pages toned; tear to front joint end of vI and vIII; front hinge repaired, now broken again, with repaired rear hinge in vI; two tears to spine tail of vI; front hinge of vII starting; front hinge of vV broken); 434pp, 456pp, 469pp, 624pp, and 650pp. Please be aware that shipping this heavy set internationally will require additional postage.
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- Bookseller
- Page 1 Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11722
- Title
- Plutarch's Lives: The Translation Called Dryden's. A Five Volume Set.
- Author
- Plutarch. Corrected from the Greek and Revised by A. H. Clough with Dr. William Smith's Historical Notes
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Bigelow, Brown and Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Bookseller catalogs
- World History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Albuquerque, New Mexico
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The Special Collections Room within Page 1 Books, the largest used bookstore in Albuquerque, NM. We offer a broad selection of collectible and out-of-print books and ephemera in all genres.
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