SUMMARY
An uncommon collection of biographical works, celebrating the lives of prolific poet Lord Byron, and French military and political leader Napoleon Bonaparte.
Leather Binding,Rebound,Uncommon
Overall Condition: Fair
This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
Two volumes bound in one.
Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte is the ninth edition, being the last anonymous edition, printed the same year as the first.
George Burges was an English classical scholar born in India. He edited some of the dialogues of Plato with English notes including Meno, Parmenides, Statesman, and The Laws, and translated nearly the whole of that author and the Greek anthology for Bohn's Classical library.
CONDITION
Rebound in a half long grain morocco binding with marbled boards. Externally, a little rubbed, with loss to the spine. Rear joint is starting and the front board is detached. Neat pencil notes to the front pastedown. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are intermittently bright, with the odd spot and handling mark. Paper repairs to the title page.
Overall Condition: Fair
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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