1867 ANCIENT GREEK POETRY Full Vellum Binding MANUSCRIPT Annotations To Text M. S
Item History & Price
THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF ANCIENT GREEK POETRY
by
R. S. Wright M.A.
Fellow of Oriel College
1867
Published in Oxford at the Clarendon Press in
1867
this is an attractive example of this book of Ancient Greek Poetry bound in full vellum leather, titled and decorated in gilt, internally bears the armorial crested bookplate of Adam Smith Annand of Auchterellon in Aberdeenshire in Scotla...nd with his name to front endpaper, internally the book has many scholarly pencilled annotations, probably in Annand’s hand
book is 6.5 inches tall, 538 pages, text in Greek and English
CONDITION
the vellum is noticeably darkened and marked, small split to the vellum at top of upper joint adjacent to spine end, internally some heavy very noticeable foxing to opening and closing few pages, some corner creases, one small gathering standing slightly proud of text block but still firmly attached, else main body of contents generally nice and clean
Member of the P.B.F.A. ALL BOOKS WILL BE WELL PACKED IN STURDY PURPOSE MADE BOOK BOXES FOR SAFE SHIPPING
by
R. S. Wright M.A.
Fellow of Oriel College
1867
Published in Oxford at the Clarendon Press in
1867
this is an attractive example of this book of Ancient Greek Poetry bound in full vellum leather, titled and decorated in gilt, internally bears the armorial crested bookplate of Adam Smith Annand of Auchterellon in Aberdeenshire in Scotla...nd with his name to front endpaper, internally the book has many scholarly pencilled annotations, probably in Annand’s hand
book is 6.5 inches tall, 538 pages, text in Greek and English
CONDITION
the vellum is noticeably darkened and marked, small split to the vellum at top of upper joint adjacent to spine end, internally some heavy very noticeable foxing to opening and closing few pages, some corner creases, one small gathering standing slightly proud of text block but still firmly attached, else main body of contents generally nice and clean
Member of the P.B.F.A. ALL BOOKS WILL BE WELL PACKED IN STURDY PURPOSE MADE BOOK BOXES FOR SAFE SHIPPING
