Greece Through the Ages
by Miller, Helen Hill
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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About This Item
New York: Funk and Wagnalls, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if toned, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bound handsomely in gray cloth, with sharp and distinct lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, moderately worn but price-clipped, protected by a plastic coat. Plentiful black-and-white illustrations throughout. From the publisher's blurb, "A guide to ten of the most important sites in Greece, including Athens, Sounion, Eleusis, Delphi, Aegina, Corinth, the Mycenaean Argolid, Epidauros, Bassae and Olympia. Through the writings, drawings and paintings of many travellers - from Hesiod in the seventh century BC to the nineteenth century archaeologists." Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xii [2], 3-324 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Bookseller
- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 352241
- Title
- Greece Through the Ages
- Author
- Miller, Helen Hill
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Funk and Wagnalls
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1972
- Size
- 8vo 8" - 9" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Helen Hill Miller ancient Greece travel
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