Cassandra, Translated from the Original Greek of Lycrophon, and Illustrated with Notes by Viscount Royston.
by Yorke, Philip (Viscount Royston)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+ with no dust jacket
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1806 (MDCCCVI). First. Hardback. Decorated brown leather boards; a little worn and rubbed, especially the corners; gilt titling & decoration still quite bright. The original backstrip has been replaced with dk red leatherette -- binding itself tight. Large fold-out plate. Occasional light spotting. Gilt foredges. Owner's name, dd 1838, on verso of front endpaper.; 4to (10 1/2" x 13"); 106 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Walden Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44747
- Title
- Cassandra, Translated from the Original Greek of Lycrophon, and Illustrated with Notes by Viscount Royston.
- Author
- Yorke, Philip (Viscount Royston)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1806 (MDCCCVI)
- Keywords
- earl of hardwicke, classics, trojan war
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About Walden Books
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- Good+
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- Gilt
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