The History of Ancient Greece, Its Colonies, and Conquests; From the Earliest Accounts till the Division of the Macedonian Empire in the East. (Complete in Four Volumes)
by Gillies, John
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: T. Cadell and W. Davies. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1801. Fourth Edition. 1. Complete in four volumes. Full tree calf with 6 gilt panels on spine, title in gilt on red leather spine label, volume in gilt on black leather spine label, covers bordered in gilt, light blue endpapers. Illustrated with fold-out maps, which are intact. . Front hinges professionally repaired, armorial bookplate of William Bernard on feps, former owner's name and town on fep in Vol. 1, faintly penciled numbers on rear endpaper of Vol. 2, very faint pencil notation on fep of Vol. 4, gilt on spine faded, leather label on Vol. 4 chipped, spines slightly rubbed, a couple of tips lightly bumped, else unmarked, square and tight. VERY GOOD. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. xii, 515; viii, 413; viii, 522; vii, 452 pp .
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- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16278
- Title
- The History of Ancient Greece, Its Colonies, and Conquests; From the Earliest Accounts till the Division of the Macedonian Empire in the East. (Complete in Four Volumes)
- Author
- Gillies, John
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- Fourth Edition. 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T. Cadell and W. Davies
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1801
- Keywords
- Ancient Greece, History, Leather
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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