Life and Leisure in Ancient Rome
by Balsdon, J.P.V.D
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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About This Item
London: the Bodley Head 1969, 1st edition. (Cloth, 8vo) 463pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Green cloth covers with gilt lettering to spine. Illustrations. DJ has rubbed corners, slight chipping to head and tail of spine, and some wear marks due to shelf wear, as expected. Unclipped..
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- Bookseller
- Spafford Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 113924
- Title
- Life and Leisure in Ancient Rome
- Author
- Balsdon, J.P.V.D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- the Bodley Head
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- Roman Empire, History, Roman Empire
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
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About the Seller
Spafford Books
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Regina, Saskatchewan
About Spafford Books
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- 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....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.