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Lord's Lectures. Beacon Lights of History - Vol. I Antiquity
by Lord, John
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good++
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Houlton, Maine, United States
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About This Item
New York: Fords, Howard and Hulbert, 1883 Frontispiece with the tissue guard intact, 475pp, [1], 4pp, bound in illustrated maroon cloth, with the binding and hinges tight. Bookplate for the Lowell Lodge No. 87, B.P.O. Elks Library, Presented by Brother Burton Griffith, with his signature on the half title page. No other library markings. Contents include *Moses, Jewish Jurisprudence *Socrates, Greek Philosophy *Phidias, Ancient Art *Julius Caesar, Imperialism *Cicero, Roman Literature *Marcus Aurelius, The Glory of Rome, *Constantine the Great, Christianity Enthroned, and much more.
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- Bookseller
- Monroe Bridge Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009194
- Title
- Lord's Lectures. Beacon Lights of History - Vol. I Antiquity
- Author
- Lord, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good++
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Fords, Howard and Hulbert
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1883
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Lord's Lectures, Jews Jewish Socrates Phidias Julius Caesar Cicero Marcus Aurelius, Constantine Chrysostom Saint Ambrose Episcopal Saint Augustine Christian Theology Theodosius Rome Leo the Great Papacy
- Bookseller catalogs
- HISTORY; PHILOSOPHY;
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