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Change and Decline: Roman Literature in the Early Empire
by Williams, Gordon
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0520033337
- ISBN 13
- 9780520033337
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
University of California Press, Berkeley, California, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Preface and introduction by author, selected bibliography, index of passages discussed and general index. Blue coloured cloth covered boards with silver coloured titles to the back strip. Plaintext dustwrapper with black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. An examination of Roman poetry from the death of Horace (8 BCE) and how the poets following conceive the function of literature differently. Part of the Sather Classical Lectures series, being volume 45. Minor rubbing of the book corners and back strip corners. Very light age toning of the text block edges. Spotting to the top text edge. Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels with fading of the back strip. Full number line. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [5], VI - VIII, [1], 2 - 344 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Roman; Ancient (BC); ISBN: 0520033337. ISBN/EAN: 9780520033337. Inventory No: 0290346. . 9780520033337
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- Seller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 0290346
- Title
- Change and Decline: Roman Literature in the Early Empire
- Author
- Williams, Gordon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0520033337
- ISBN 13
- 9780520033337
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley, California
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- BZDB2 literature, History, Roman, Sather Classical Lectures Literature & Literary; Roman; Ancient (BC); Unbranded ISBN: 0520033337 EAN: 9780520033337 Williams, Gordon Change and Decline: Roman Literature in the Early Empire
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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