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The History of the Peloponnesian War
by Thucydides
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
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About This Item
London, UK: The Folio Society, 1994. Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. xxii, 544pp, with some maps and black and white illustrations. Burgundy cloth under lavender cloth-covered boards, maroon illustration on boards, gilt titles on spine, top text block edge sprayed purple. Map on endpapers. Presented in a medium weight card slipcase. 8vo. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Slipcase has some shelf wear.
Synopsis
The History of the Peloponnesian War is an account of the Peloponnesian War in Ancient Greece, fought between the Peloponnesian League and the Delian League (led by Athens). It was written by Thucydides, an Athenian general who served in the war. It is widely considered a classic and regarded as one of the earliest scholarly works of history. The History was divided into eight books by editors of later antiquity. Analyses of the History generally fall into one of two camps.
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- Title
- The History of the Peloponnesian War
- Author
- Thucydides
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 1994
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Weight
- 4.41 lbs
- Keywords
- War, Military History, Folio Society, Beautiful Books
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- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Gilt
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- Tight
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Text Block
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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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