Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1888. First edition. Quarter Leather. Good (No Dust Jacket). Quarter leather and red cloth, gilt-stamped, top edge gilt, wide 8vo, 329 pp., b/w plates and text illus. Ownership signature of classicist L. R. Lind, otherwise unmarked. Covers a bit soiled and worn, head and heel of spine and corners of boards bumped, top of spine cracked at joints and tape-repaired; some scuffs, stains, and wrinkling to cloth at rear; page edges browned, discoloration to endpapers, light foxing throughout.

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Bookseller: ANTHOLOGY BOOKSELLERS (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 16924
Title: Ancient Rome in the Light of Recent Discoveries
Author: Lanciani, Rodolfo
Format/Binding: Quarter Leather
Book Condition: Used - Good (No Dust Jacket)
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1888
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Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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....
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Heel: The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.