Alexander the Great and His Time
by SAVILL, Agnes
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0880295910
- ISBN 13
- 9780880295918
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
New York: Barnes & Noble Books. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1993. Hardcover. 0880295910 . A biography of Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) by Agnes Savill. Beginning as king of Macedon, he was able to lead his forces to conquer large parts of Asia Minor, Egypt, the Levant and part of India. With a map of the areas conquered. This work does not feature illustrations. --- In full terra cotta and black paper-covered boards with titling gilt-stamped on spine. Jacket features bust of Alexander. --- A well-preserved, tightly-bound, clean copy. Unclipped, unpriced jacket also very nice and newish; though with mild rubbing.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; xix, [3], 300 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 88015
- Title
- Alexander the Great and His Time
- Author
- SAVILL, Agnes
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0880295910
- ISBN 13
- 9780880295918
- Publisher
- Barnes & Noble Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- 0880295910
- Bookseller catalogs
- >>Biography, Autobiography, Memoir; >>History;
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Bluebird Books
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Littleton, Colorado
About Bluebird Books
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
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- Spine
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- Rubbing
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- Fine
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