The Cretan Koinon: First edition, first printing
by van der Mijnsbrugge, Maurice
- Used
- fair
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: G. E. Stechert, 1931. First edition. Paperback Original. Fair. Thin octavo ( standard size). Wear to edges and corners, with head and heel of spine taped. Sticker damage to lower left front cover. A few scholarly notations in pencil. 86 p. w/ appendices, index. A look at the creation and operation of the Cretan Koinon, or commonweath, from the late 3rd c. bc through the Roman era, with some focus on various surviving inscriptions. An uncommon work on an uncommon topic.
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- Bookseller
- Motte & Bailey, Booksellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13293
- Title
- The Cretan Koinon
- Author
- van der Mijnsbrugge, Maurice
- Format/Binding
- Paperback Original
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- G. E. Stechert
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1931
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ancient Greece;
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