HISTORY OF GREECE: Volume I [I]
by George Grote
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Plus
- Seller
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Milton, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
NY: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1854. First American Edition?. Hardcover. Good Plus. Embossed brown cloth binding, gilt stamped spine still bright, general edge wear, well bound, small partial damp staining to first section lower corners, bright and unmarked pages with some foxing. Leaves are slightly undulated, but lay flat (not uncommon condition for older books)
Synopsis
A History of Greece by Grote is Victorian era work of historical interpretation of Greece which manages to maintain relevance to modern times and the debates about democratic society.
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- Bookseller
- North Country Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13960
- Title
- HISTORY OF GREECE: Volume I [I]
- Author
- George Grote
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition?
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers Publishers
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1854
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About the Seller
North Country Books
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About North Country Books
General used, collectible and antiquarian books. Also paper, ephemera and posters. I am now in my 14th year of full-time book selling.
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