By Robert Hussey
Oxford   Printed by S. Collingwood
9" by 6" x, 254pp
An uncommon first edition copy of this fascinating examination of early weights and measure by Robert Hussey.
By Robert Hussey

1836 An Essay on the Ancient Weights and Money, And the Roman and Greek Liquid Measures, With an Appendix on the Roman and Greek Foot

Oxford   Printed by S. Collingwood
9" by 6" x, 254pp
An uncommon first edition copy of this fascinating examination of early weights and measure by Robert Hussey.
£70.00
: 0.75kgs / : 651M8

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First Edition, Leather Binding, Rebound, Uncommon

Providing a comprehensive account of ancient money, with particular emphasis on weight in relation to value. Robert Hussey was a renowned English churchman, academic, professor of ecclesiastical history at Oxford. Rebound in a handsome half crushed morocco binding with attractive marbled paper boards. Featuring a tipped in institutional bookplate of 'Spring Hill College Library' tipped to front pastedown.

Condition

Rebound in a half crushed morocco binding with marbled paper boards. Externally lovely with only minor shelfwear to extremities and head and tail of spine. Institutional bookplate tipped to front pastedown. Internally firmly bound. Pages slightly age toned to extremities but bright and clean, with the odd light spot or handling mark to the occasional page.

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