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Death and Burial in the Roman World. (Aspects of Greek and Roman Life).
by Toman, Karel
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- .
- ISBN 10
- 0500400156
- ISBN 13
- 9780500400159
- Seller
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About This Item
London, Thames and Hudson, 1971. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Octavo. Pp. 336. Numerous plates and text illustrations. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's cloth, gilt decoration, with very good dust-jacket. In fine condition. Excellent copy. ~ FIRST EDITION. Provenance: from the bequest of Frédéric Louis Bastet (1926-2008), with his elegant bookplate and signature. Renowned Dutch archaeologist, Bastet was a professor of classical archaeology at the University of Leiden (1966-1976), curator of the classical department of the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (State Museum of Antiquities), art historian, and writer. In 2005 he was awarded the prestigious P. C. Hooft Award for Literature. _O-2
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- Bookseller
- Librarium of The Hague
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4473
- Title
- Death and Burial in the Roman World. (Aspects of Greek and Roman Life).
- Author
- Toman, Karel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - .
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0500400156
- ISBN 13
- 9780500400159
- Publisher
- London, Thames and Hudson
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- ARCHAEOLOGY ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION EXCAVATIONS EXPLORATION EXPLORATIONS SURVEY SURVEYS GEOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY ANTHROPOLOGICAL GEOLOGY ARCHEOLOGY CLASSICAL ANTIQUITY STUDIES NEAR FAR EAST GREECE GREEK ROME ROMAN EGYPT MEDIEVAL POSTMEDIAEVAL HISTORY P I
- Bookseller catalogs
- Archaeology: Classical Antiquity;
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