Chronicles of the Barbarians: Firsthand Accounts of Pillage and Conquest, from the Ancient World to the Fall of Constantinople
by McCULLOUGH, David Willis (editor)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Galena, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: History Book Club, 1998. Hardcover. Small 4to. Quarter black cloth with gilt spine lettering and blue paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. xxiv, 391pp. Color illustrations, map endpapers. Fine/near fine. Just a book club edition of this hefty anthology of primary writings first published by Times Books, but tight and bright.
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- Seller
- Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 48935
- Title
- Chronicles of the Barbarians: Firsthand Accounts of Pillage and Conquest, from the Ancient World to the Fall of Constantinople
- Author
- McCULLOUGH, David Willis (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- History Book Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1998
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books; Ancient World;
Terms of Sale
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts accepts most major credit cards and PayPal. Checks are welcome. Institutions will be accommodated as their procedures require. Every effort has been made to describe each book and any defects accurately. If an item proves unsatisfactory for any reason, it may be returned within seven days. We would appreciate a courtesy call if an item is being returned. Member ABAA, ILAB, MWABA, The Manuscript Society.
About the Seller
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Galena, Illinois
About Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts has been serving book lovers, collectors and institutions since 1991. Our inventory of quality out-of-print books spans 50 subjects, while the extensive autograph holdings have a decidedly historical bent, reflecting personages from every field of human endeavor.
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Tight
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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- Book Club Edition
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