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The Life of Erasmus
by Jortin, John )
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed for J. Whiston and B. White, in Fleet - Street , 1758. Fold-out frontispiece engraved portrait of Erasmus, vi, 630 pp., corrigenda, 1 pp.of adverts. illustrated with two plates of Erasmus' facsimile handwriting. Contemporary full mottled calf, five raised bands, red morocco spine label lettered in gilt. Very Good, light rubbing at edges of boards, light toning mainly associated with facsimile illustrations. Joints and hinges sound. Small mid-19th c. London bookseller's label bottom front paste down. Volume I only, complete in itself. A second volume, containing scholar's opinions on Erasmus and abstracts, was published in 1760. Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam ( 1466 - 1536) was one of Europe's most famous and influential scholars of the Northern Renaissance and the first editor of the New Testament. . First Edition. Full Calf. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007960
- Title
- The Life of Erasmus
- Author
- Jortin, John )
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Printed for J. Whiston and B. White, in Fleet - Street
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1758
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Philosophy; Christianity, Islam, Judaism; Eighteenth Century;
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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"...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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