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Pompeii a Novel
by Harris, Robert
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 2003. 8vo. 230 x 155 mm., [9 1/4 x 6 inches]. [xii], 278 [iv] pp. Publisher's black boards, gilt title on spine, dust jacket. Near fine copy.
First edition. Interesting historical novel which integrates vast information on the system of aqueducts which were vital to the life of Naples and the nine towns surrounding Pompeii with the an description of the lives of ordinary citizens and tourists visiting Pompeii before the eruption. It also include a narrative with such stars as Pliny the Elder and the Younger and a cast of hundreds.
First edition. Interesting historical novel which integrates vast information on the system of aqueducts which were vital to the life of Naples and the nine towns surrounding Pompeii with the an description of the lives of ordinary citizens and tourists visiting Pompeii before the eruption. It also include a narrative with such stars as Pliny the Elder and the Younger and a cast of hundreds.
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- De Simone Company, Booksellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1111
- Title
- Pompeii a Novel
- Author
- Harris, Robert
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2003
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De Simone Company is presently offering rare books, manuscripts, illustrated books, broadsides, and ephemera documenting American history during the 19th century. We encourage you to visit our website where you will find numerous catalogues listing our offering. Visit www.desimonecompanybooksellers.com.De Simone Company also specializes in early Italian books and manuscripts, mostly in the fields of social science, history, antiquarian bibliography and illustrated books. The Company has a particular interest in books, manuscripts, ephemera printed in, or about, the history of Ferrara, Italy and is always interested in purchasing book on the subject.In January of 2017, Daniel De Simone retired from the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D. C as the Eric Weinmann Librarian, where he directed the operations of the Central Library. De Simone came to the Folger from the Library of Congress after serving as the Curator of the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division for 14 years.Before his appointment as Rosenwald Curator in 2000, he operated his own New York based bookselling business for 22 years. Since retirement he has begun bookselling once again and is again a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. He is also a member of the Grolier Club, NY, the Association Internationale de Bibliophile, Paris, and the Print Council of America.
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