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The World the Romans Knew
by Sitwell, N. H. H
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0241113180
- ISBN 13
- 9780241113189
- Seller
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About This Item
London, UK: Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback London, UK, Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Very Good Condition. Monochrome illustrations throughout and a number of original maps. Black full cloth with bold gilt titles to spine, some edges lightlly rubbed, tight and solid binding. Former owner stamp on half title page. Internals clean and unmarked. Bright, crisp, purple jacket is illustrated, light wrinlking to spine head and heel. "The World the Romans Knew" describes the people who lived outside the Roman Empire--not all barbarians, as often portrayed--Britons and Gauls, the Chinese people of the Han dynasty, Persians, Indians. It also describes the trade routes that linked ancient peoples together and the goods they exchanged with each other--amber from the Baltic, purple dye from Morocco, incense from Arabia, spices from the Indies, pearls from Ceylon, and silk brought along the famous Silk Road from China. 222 pages, Index, Notes and Bibliography. 9.5" x6.25". 1984, Hamish Hamilton Ltd, London, UK
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027478
- Title
- The World the Romans Knew
- Author
- Sitwell, N. H. H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0241113180
- ISBN 13
- 9780241113189
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 1984
- Size
- 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" t
- Keywords
- HISTORY, ANCIENT ROMAN HISTORY
- Bookseller catalogs
- History. Ancient;
- X weight
- 0 oz
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Morocco
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- First Edition
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- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Gilt
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