Ancient Rome in the Light of Recent Excavations
by Rodolfo Lanciani
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
Item Price
A$192.40A$144.30
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About This Item
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin & Co., 1888. Book. Very Good. Quarter Leather and Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Quarter Vellum spine wrap over red cloth boards with gilt lettering to front and spine. This copy is VG. Exterior is very modestly soiled. Front gilt bright. Spine gilt a bit faded. Extremities with very minimal wear. Inside is unmarked, crisp, and tight. PO armorial BP to front paste down. TEG. Paste downs toned. Text, modestly so. With a hundred illustrations.. Frontispiece with tissue guard.First Edition with matching dates to Title and CR pages. Lovely and uncommon in FE. .
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- Bookseller
- Bailey Bonzo Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002930
- Title
- Ancient Rome in the Light of Recent Excavations
- Author
- Rodolfo Lanciani
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston and New York
- Date Published
- 1888
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- Academic;
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About the Seller
Bailey Bonzo Books
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Shelbyville, Indiana
About Bailey Bonzo Books
Bailey Bonzo Books....Specializing in collectble First Editions, SIGNED copies, Science Fiction/Fantasy, and RARE copies of all kinds.
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- VG
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