Pompeii AD 79 : the treasure of rediscovery
by Brilliant, Richard
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0931480280
- ISBN 13
- 9780931480287
- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
Kent: Ohio : Volair, 1979. 1st Edition limited to 2950 copies. Hardback. An exceptional copy in gilt-blocked gull leather with silk overboard angled slip-case. Complete with the (usually lacking) original lithograph. AEG, particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Literally as new. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 305 pages; Description: xiii, 305 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 34 cm. Notes: ""An official publication of the American Museum of Natural History, New York."" ""Deluxe edition."" ""Each copy bears the signature of the author and contains an original engraving by Arthur Secunda.""Includes index. Bibliography: p. 292-296. Subjects: Excavations (Archaeology) --Italy --Pompeii (Extinct city) Pompeii (Extinct city) Italy --Antiquities.
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Details
- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 173162
- Title
- Pompeii AD 79 : the treasure of rediscovery
- Author
- Brilliant, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition limited to 2950 copies
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0931480280
- ISBN 13
- 9780931480287
- Publisher
- Kent: Ohio : Volair
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1979
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- AEG
- All Edges Gilt. Describes a book in which the top, fore edge and bottom of the outside of the pages are decorated with gold...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.