THE ILIAD OF HOMER. VOLUME FOURTH
by Homer [author]; Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744 [translator]
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed for A. Horace, P. Virgil, and T. Cicero in Paternoster-Row, J. Milton in St. Paul's Churchyard, D. Plato, and A. Pope in the Strand, 1759. Hardcover. 12mo, Fourth volume only (343 pages). In Good condition. Spine is brown with gold print on red and black banners, raised bands. Boards in brown leather. Cracking to leather on spine and hinges, light wear to spine caps and corners, light scuffing. Text block has cracked front hinge, bookplate on front pastedown, tanning to endpapers, light occasional foxing. CONTENTS: Iliad, Books XIX-XXIV, Index.
NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, ND-HV Column. 1375126. FP New Rockville Stock.
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- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1375126
- Title
- THE ILIAD OF HOMER. VOLUME FOURTH
- Author
- Homer [author]; Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744 [translator]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Printed for A. Horace, P. Virgil, and T. Cicero in Paternoster-Row, J. Milton in St. Paul's Churchyard, D. Plato, and A. Pope in
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1759
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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,...
- 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....