The Plays of Aristophanes; Volume 1
by Aristophanes
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- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd, London, 1949. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/Good. introduction by J. P. Maine. Illustrated endpapers. Bright green coloured cloth covered boards with self embossed series logo to the front panel and gilt titles to the backstrip. Pale purple coloured tint to the top text block edge. A little rubbing to the book corners and bumping to the backstrip edges. Original bookseller's sticker to the lower right-hand corner of the front paste-down. Light age toning of the text block edges and internal text. Illustrated dustwrapper with black design and black titles to the front panel and backstrip. Chipping to the dustwrapper corners and backstrip edges. Heavy browning to the backstrip and light staining to the backstrip and light browning to the dustwrapper panels. Browning and staining to the verso of the dustwrapper. Plays of the Greek humanist playwright Aristophanes -- The Acharnins, The Knights, The Birds, The Peace. Part of the Everyman's Library -- classical section -- Number 344. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). (6) VII-XII (4), 253 pages, (3),. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Theatre & Plays; Inventory No: 0110741. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0110741
- Title
- The Plays of Aristophanes; Volume 1
- Author
- Aristophanes
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1949
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Ancient Greece -- Plays -- Aristophanes-The Acharnins, The Knights, The Birds, The Peace, Everyman's Library -- Number 344 Theatre & Plays; Unbranded Aristophanes The Plays of Aristophanes; Volume 1
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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- Rubbing
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- Dustwrapper
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- Gilt
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- Chipping
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- 12mo
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- Paste-down
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- Reprint
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- Verso
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- Cloth
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