Roman Antiquities

by Adam, Alexander

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Roman Antiquities: or, An Account of The Manners and Customs of The Romans....Designed Chiefly to Illustrate the Latin Classics by explaining Words and Phrases from the Rites and Customs to which they refer.
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Roman Antiquities: or, An Account of The Manners and Customs of The Romans....Designed Chiefly to Illustrate the Latin Classics by explaining Words and Phrases from the Rites and Customs to which they refer.

by Adam, Alexander.

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Used - Very Good, old ink name to ffep and title page, tight clean text.
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11th edition.
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1830
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Contemporary brown checkered leather, gilt spine title, blind decorations in spine panels.
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London. : T. Cadell., 1830. 11th edition.. Contemporary brown checkered leather, gilt spine title, blind decorations in spine panels. . Very Good, old ink name to ffep and title page, tight clean text. . 8vo., 22x13.5 cm.. A nicely bound copy of this popular history. weight: 1.8 lb.
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ROMAN ANTIQUITIES: OR, AN ACCOUNT OF THE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE ROMANS
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ROMAN ANTIQUITIES: OR, AN ACCOUNT OF THE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE ROMANS

by Adam, Alexander,

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1830
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Hardcover
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N Y: Collins & Hannay,. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1830. Hardcover. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 496 pages; American edition, lightly worn brown leather with gilt stamping spine, red leather spine label lacking one corner, corners rubbed, binding solid. 496 pp. + 12 pp. Introductory material/table of contents. Pages with scattered foxing, heaviest on… Read more about this item
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Roman Antiquities: or, an Account of the Manners and Customs of the Romans

by ADAM, Alexander (P. Wilson)

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1823
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New York: Evert Duyckinck, George Long, and Collins & Hannay, 1823. Hardcover. Fair. Revised, corrected, and illustrated with notes and additions by P. Wilson. Octavo. xii, [13]-496pp. Small bookplate, early owner's signatures and ink stamp on the front pastedown and title page. Full contemporary sheep with black leather spine label. The binding is stained and worn, lacking the… Read more about this item
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Roman Antiquities: or, An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Romans
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Roman Antiquities: or, An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Romans

by Alexander Adam

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2nd Edition
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1792
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Half Leather
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Edinburgh & London: A Strahan, T Cadell, & W Creech, 1792. 2nd Edition . Half Leather. Good. Second edition, considerably enlarged. Hardback, rebound in half marbled calf and contrasting leather title label to spine. 22 × 14cm, xv, errata, 616pp (page 616 is misnumbered 608). Scottish academic Alexander Adam's description of the life and habits of the ancient… Read more about this item
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ROMAN ANTIQUITIES; An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Romans
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ROMAN ANTIQUITIES; An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Romans

by Adam, Alexander

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Second Edition
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1833
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Quarter leather and marbled boards
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New York: Collins, 1833. Second Edition. Quarter leather and marbled boards. Very good/None. 8vo, tan quarter leather and marbled boards, 508 pages. Important Collection of Primary Sources and Notes on Ancient Rome. Interesting facts that are well documented. Second Edition expanded with notes from Niebuhr; therefore, highly useful compendium. Alexander Adam (1741 - 1809) was a… Read more about this item
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Roman Antiquities: Or, an Account of the Manners and Customs of the Romans; Respecting Their Government, Magistracy, Laws, Judicial Proceedings, Religion, Games, Military and Naval Affairs, Dress, Exercises, Baths, Marriages, Divorces, Funerals, Weights and Measures, Coins, Method of Writing, Houses, Gardens, Agriculture, Carriages, Public Buildings, etc. Designed Chiefly to Illustrate the Latin Classics, by Explaining Words and Phrases, From the Rites and Customs to Which They Refer
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London: Printed for Cadell and Davies; F.C. and J. Rivington; G. Wilkie etc., 1819. [Roman antiquity] FINE LEATHER BINDING, eighth edition. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.xvi; 570. Dark brown half calf, marbled paper over boards. Brown label with gilt titles to spine, further gilt tooling also to spine. All edges speckled brown. Interior bright and clean save for some… Read more about this item
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ROMAN ANTIQUITIES: OR AN ACCOUNT OF THE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE ROMANS  THE FOURTH EDITION WITH IMPROVEMENTS
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ROMAN ANTIQUITIES: OR AN ACCOUNT OF THE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE ROMANS THE FOURTH EDITION WITH IMPROVEMENTS

by Adam Alexander

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Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
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Fourth Edition
Published
1797
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Hardcover
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Edinburgh: A. Strahan and T. Cadell.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1797. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Full leather binding with innner denteles. Provenance-armorial bookplate John Martin Cripps ad collectore's J W Marsden. "... A guide to Roman government and culture, with continuous references to classical literature. ..." Contents unusually clean and bright. "Explaingin words and phrases… Read more about this item
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Roman Antiquities: or, Account of the Manners and Customs of the Romans. Respecting theit Goverment Magitracy etc. etc.
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Roman Antiquities: or, Account of the Manners and Customs of the Romans. Respecting theit Goverment Magitracy etc. etc.

by ADAM, ALEXANDER.

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1807
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1807. 6 ed. Ldn., 1807. Cont.full. calf. Richly gilt back, blindtooled borders on covers. First hinge weakening. XIV,616 pp.
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"ROMAN ANTIQUITIES: OR AN ACCOUNT OF THE MANNERS AND CUSTOME OF THE ROMANS  [100 ENGRAVINGS]
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"ROMAN ANTIQUITIES: OR AN ACCOUNT OF THE MANNERS AND CUSTOME OF THE ROMANS [100 ENGRAVINGS]

by Adam, Alexander...

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Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
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1835
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Hardcover
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NY: E. Duyckinck. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1835. Hardcover. Engravings; 52/ pages; 6.75 x 3.25". 3/4 dk brn calf over marbled boards. .
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Roman Antiquities: or, an Account of the Manners and Customs of the Romans.

by ADAM, Alexander.

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Used - Ownership blindstamp on title page; boards a bit rubbed and soiled.
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The Fifth Edition, Corrected.
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1801.
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Contemporary green calf over marbled boards.
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London:: Printed by A. Strahan,, 1801.. The Fifth Edition, Corrected.. contemporary green calf over marbled boards.. Ownership blindstamp on title page; boards a bit rubbed and soiled.. 8vo,.
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Roman Antiquities: or an Account of The Manners and Customs of The Romans; Designed to Illustrate the Latin Classics, by explaining words and phrases, from the rites and customs to which they refer.

Roman Antiquities: or an Account of The Manners and Customs of The Romans; Designed to Illustrate the Latin Classics, by explaining words and phrases, from the rites and customs to which they refer.

by Adam, Alexander

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1801
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Hard
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London and Edinburgh.: T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies and W. Creech., 1801. Hard. Good. 8vo. 8 1/2".. Good. Half green calf and marbled boards. Calf is scuffed. Five raised bands to spine, which is a little sunned. Inch crack to head of front joint. Gilt lettered calf tile to spine. Lightly foxed. xv and 616pp.
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Roman antiquities: or, an account of the manners and customs of the Romans (etc.)

Roman antiquities: or, an account of the manners and customs of the Romans (etc.)

by Adam, Alexander

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Used - Good
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8th edition
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1819
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Full leather binding
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London: printed for Cadell & Davies (etc.), 1819. 8th edition. Full leather binding. Good/No Jacket. Rebacked in calf with original boards, spine with raised bands and gilt title, hand-sewn silk headbands, bookplate of Edward Jones, Corpus Christ College Cambridge; a tight copy. xvi, 570 pp. "Designed chiefly to illustrate the Latin Classics, by explaining words and phrases, from… Read more about this item
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Roman Antiquities: or, an Account of the Manner and Customs of the Romans
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Roman Antiquities: or, an Account of the Manner and Customs of the Romans

by Adam, Alexander

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Fourth
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1797
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OK, my first over 200-year-old book! Sometime in the not recent past, it was rebound, long enough ago that a hinge split has developed in the front endpaper (see photo #5). Orginally written by a teacher to help students understand the Latin classics by explaining the social lives of the Romans. The new cover is deep maroon fabric with veins… Read more about this item
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Roman Antiquities: or, an Account of the Manners and Customs of the Romans
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Roman Antiquities: or, an Account of the Manners and Customs of the Romans

by Alexander Adam

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Used - Very Good Indeed
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1792
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Leather
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Edinburgh; London: A. Strahan and T. Cadell; W. Creech, 1792. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". None. The scarce second edition of this very popular and detailed history of Rome, looking in great depth at Roman antiquties. The scarce second edition of this work, very uncommon to find any early edition.ESTC citation number T88394.With press figures 6,… Read more about this item
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Roman Antiquities: Or, An Account of The Manners and Customs of the Romans

by Alexander Adam

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T. Cadell. Used - Very Good. 1830. 11th ed., published 1830. Three quarter calf over marbled boards; edges dyed red. 570 pp. Leather worn, esp. along spine, but sound a sound working copy. (Subject: Ancient, Rome.)
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Roman Antiquities : Or An Account Of The Manners & Customs Of The Romans

by Adam, Alexander

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Used - Good
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No Jacket
Edition
9th edition
Published
1822
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Hardcover
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London: Cadell, Rivington, Longman, Hurst Etc. Designed chiefly to illustrate the Latin Classics. 9th edition - corrected. Nice and clean internally with un-trimmed page edges. Boards Good but spine incomplete . Good. Hardcover. 9th edition. 1822.
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Roman Antiquities: or, an Account of the manners and Customs of the Romans

by Adam, Alexander

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Used - Contemporary stained calf, morocco label. Joints cracking, head and tail of spine chipped, blanks removed, some light browning e
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Eighth edition corrected
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1819
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1 vols. 8vo
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London: Printed for Cadell and Davies, 1819. Eighth edition corrected. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary stained calf, morocco label. Joints cracking, head and tail of spine chipped, blanks removed, some light browning else interior sound and clean. Eighth edition corrected. 1 vols. 8vo.
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Roman Antiquities: or, An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Romans.

by Alexander Adam

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Used - Good
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1819
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Hardcover
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London: Cadell & Davies, 1819. Hardcover. Good. . 8th edition, corrected. Bound in full leather, cover shows minor wear and rubbing, joints starting, loss at the spine ends. Name label of former owner on the front pastedown. Pages clean.
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ROMAN ANTIQUITIES: Or an Account of the Manners and Customs of the Romans

by Adam, Alexander

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Used - G++
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No DW
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Eighth Edition
Published
1819
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Hardcover
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GB: Cadell & Davies et al, 1819. Name of owner at start of book. Full brown leather, plain leather spine with five raised bands and black leather label lettered in gold. Boards in marbled leather. Good clean tight text throughout BUT noticeable spotting at the beginning and end of the book. Pages are undulated… Read more about this item
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Roman Antiquities: or, an account of the manners and customs of the Romans. Twelfth (12th) edition, corrected, improved and enlarged by Rev. J. R. Major.

by ADAM, Alexander.

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Used - Good
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Twelfth Edition
Published
1835
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Hardcover
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GB: T. Cadell Etc, 1835. Clean tight text BUT covers worn and spine probably reglued. Just a good working copy.. Twelfth Edition. Hardback. Good/No DW.
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