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Lectures on Ancient History, from the Earliest Times to the Taking of Alexandria by Octavianus. Comprising the History of the Asiatic Nations, the Egyptians, Greeks, Macedonians, and Carthaginians. Volume 1 and 3 ONLY
by Niebuhr, B.G
- Used
- fair
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
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Dover, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Blanchard and Lea, 1852. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. Black cloth with ornamentation in blind. xxiii, 424, 24 (advertisements); xvi, 569. Volumes 1 and 3 ONLY. A study of ancient history presented as a series of lectures, containing sections on the Babylonians, Nineveh, the Cimmerians, the Phoenicians, the Egyptians and Ethiopians, Scythians and many sections on ancient Greece and the Greeks. FAIR condition. Heavy chipping and loss of cloth along the spines, with large portions missing from the head and tail of each. Boards chewed (at the center fore edge of volume 1 and upper right front corner of volume 3). Cloth very scuffed and worn along the extremities. Minor soiling, fading, staining and discoloration to the covers of both. Text blocks solid, with heavy scattered foxing and minor to moderate soiling throughout both.
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- Bookseller
- Mare Booksellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009992
- Title
- Lectures on Ancient History, from the Earliest Times to the Taking of Alexandria by Octavianus. Comprising the History of the Asiatic Nations, the Egyptians, Greeks, Macedonians, and Carthaginians. Volume 1 and 3 ONLY
- Author
- Niebuhr, B.G
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Blanchard and Lea
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1852
- Keywords
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- Bookseller catalogs
- Ancient History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Mare Booksellers
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Dover, New Hampshire
About Mare Booksellers
Mare Booksellers specializes in punk fanzines, with interests in underground newspapers and art. Who are we kidding? We really like anything with printed or handwritten letters, whether paper, books, etc. (Okay, letters and words aren't really that important either).
Glossary
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
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