The Wasps of Aristophanes As Performed at Cambridge November 19-24, 1897. With the verse translation by Benjamin Bickley Rogers, M.A
by [Binding]. Aristophanes
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- Seller
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About This Item
Cambridge: Printed for the Committee at the University Press and sold by Macmillan and Bowes, 1897 Finely bound by Elsé Hoffman for the Guild of Women Binders in full reddish-brown morocco, with gilt spine. Gilt single rules on both covers, with blindstamped leaf decorations. . Octavo. With Greek and English texts on facing pages. Spine lightly faded, some light discoloration to portions of covers. A very good copy. Later bookplate. Marian Titcombe mentions the work of Elsé Hoffman in Women Bookbinders 18801920 (pp. 29, 170-1, figure 129).
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- Bookseller
- Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13823
- Title
- The Wasps of Aristophanes As Performed at Cambridge November 19-24, 1897. With the verse translation by Benjamin Bickley Rogers, M.A
- Author
- [Binding]. Aristophanes
- Format/Binding
- Finely bound by Elsé Hoffman for the Guild of Women Binders in full reddish-brown morocco, with gilt spine. Gilt single rules o
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Printed for the Committee at the University Press and sold by Macmillan and Bowes,
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge:
- Date Published
- 1897
- Pages
- xii, 119, [1] pp
- Size
- Octavo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
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Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
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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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...