Oxford: Oxford U. P., c.1930. 1st ed. thus. Very Good. octavo. full leather xii + 512pp., frontis., b/w plates, text ills., maps, appends., bibliog., index, Beautifully bound in navy blue leather boards with gilt border & device of Geelong Grammar School on upper board & gilt decorations at spine. With five raised bands at spine, all edges gilt & marbled end papers. Prize label on front paste-down dated 1932. Front board has detached. Would restore beautifully

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Bookseller: Andrew Barnes Booksellers (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 159005
Title: The Legacy of Rome
Author: Bailey, Cyril (ed.)
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Edition: 1st ed. thus
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford U. P.
Place of Publication: Oxford
Date Published: c.1930
Size: octavo

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Raised Band(s): Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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