Click for full-size.
The Legacy of Rome A New Appraisal
by Jenkyns, Richard (editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0198219172
- ISBN 13
- 9780198219170
- Seller
-
The Woodlands, Texas, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Oxford: Oxford University Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1992. Hardcover. 0198219172 . "The original Legacy of Rome [...] was published in 1923 and has been widely read and enjoyed. Nearly seventy years on, this new edition, illustrated with 24 pages of plates, offers an entirely fresh assessment of the influnce of ancient Rome on the literature, art, culture, thought, and governance of later times." Spine is slightly skewed and loose. Minor edge wear. Small bumps on spine ends. Light soiling and tanning to edges of pages. Otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has minimal edge and shelf wear. Price-clipped. Tiny creases on corners and spine ends. Plastic coating is lightly yellowed on flaps. Ships same or next business day very well protected in a box. ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 479 pages .
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Good Books In The Woods
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 82402
- Title
- The Legacy of Rome A New Appraisal
- Author
- Jenkyns, Richard (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0198219172
- ISBN 13
- 9780198219170
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- 0198219172
Terms of Sale
Good Books In The Woods
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Good Books In The Woods
Biblio member since 2010
The Woodlands, Texas
About Good Books In The Woods
We are an open shop with about 40,000 books. Our specialties are modern first editions and history.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
This Book’s Categories
Collecting One Book
Instead of collecting by series, author, publisher...why not just one title? Learn more about collecting variations and editions of one book.
Vertigo Comics
Vertigo Comics, an imprint of DC Comics, is being retired in 2020 after a 27 year run of groundbreaking comics. The imprint was DC’s home for mature tales that were often horror-themed or otherwise dark in nature. Learn more about Vertigo, home of V for Vendetta, Sandman, and Fables.
