DICTIONARY OF GREEK AND ROMAN ANTIQUITIES
by Smith, William (Ed. )
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+ with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Charles G. Little, and James Brown. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1854. Second Revised Edition. Hardcover. Books have been rebound in Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Scholar's name to ffep (Cedric Boulter). Additional name to ffep (T. K. Bolton). Additional name to front board in gilt lettering (Joseph e. Mach). Endpapers browned and wavy. Else internally VG. ; 1293 pages; "A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography" was the first truly comprehensive and accurate guide to the geography of the ancient world. Written by a team of leading scholars of the day, under the editorship of William Smith, the "Dictionary" provides detailed coverage of all the important countries, regions, towns, cities, geographical features, and other details, that occur in Greek and Roman literature, including the sacred scriptures. The work is both historical and geographical, providing the political histories of countries and cities and the histories of the major buildings. The illustrations include plans of cities, districts, battles, representations of public buildings and other ancient works, and coins of the more important places. With a wealth of information for the classical scholar and enthusiast. .
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- Bookseller
- Ancient World Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33762
- Title
- DICTIONARY OF GREEK AND ROMAN ANTIQUITIES
- Author
- Smith, William (Ed. )
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
- Edition
- Second Revised Edition
- Publisher
- Charles G. Little, and James Brown
- Date Published
- 1854
- Keywords
- Dictionaries & Encyclopedias, Reference, Geographical History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Reference;
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