Procopius : The Secret History
by Ziegler, Philip; Williamson, G. A. ( Introduction and translator)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Sorn, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Folio Society, 1998. Reprint. Original Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illingworth, L. G. 151pp. 1998. Sixth printing in The Folio Society format. A very good, clean, tight copy in similar slipcase. Being a reprint from the Penguin Books translation of 1966. Bound in full coloured cloth printed with a design by Jonathan Hitchen. Numerous full page colour plates illustrate the text. Some light or slight fading to the spine as is nearly always the case with this title. No inscriptions. The slipcase is also in very good condition with some light shelf wear. A very good copy indeed.
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- Bookseller
- Trumpington Fine Books Limited
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 240057
- Title
- Procopius : The Secret History
- Author
- Ziegler, Philip; Williamson, G. A. ( Introduction and translator)
- Illustrator
- Illingworth, L. G
- Format/Binding
- Original Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1998
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- FOLIO SOCIETY ANCIENT CIVILISATION
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- Reprint
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