A Historical Commentary on Thucydides: The Ten Years War Volume II, Books II-III
by Gomme, A.W
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Oxford: Clarendon Press. Fair with no dust jacket. 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. xi + 436 pps. 7 maps. Maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering, some wear and rubbing, hinges rubbed and starting to separate but still holding, spine tips bit worn. Interior title page has short tear at bottom edge, text pages little toned otherwise clean and unmarked. Aged but still respectable and very usable.; 8vo .
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- Bookseller
- Leaf and Stone Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003410
- Title
- A Historical Commentary on Thucydides: The Ten Years War Volume II, Books II-III
- Author
- Gomme, A.W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Clarendon Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- Attica, Classics, History, Peloponnesian War, Historiography
- Bookseller catalogs
- History: Ancient; History: Eastern Europe; History: Western Europe; Classics;
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About the Seller
Leaf and Stone Books
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Toronto, Ontario
About Leaf and Stone Books
Formerly Greekdrama Books Specializing in classical, medieval and ancient languages, history and cultures; antiquarian and unusual books; and interesting used books. We also carry many early printed books, particularly in the subjects of classics and religion, including incunabula and manuscripts.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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