The Roman History from the Foundation of the City of Rome to the Destruction of the Western Empire. The Fourth AEdition
by GOLDSMITH (Oliver):
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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LONDON, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed for C. Bathurst, L. Davis, W. Owen, G. Robinson, T, Cadell, T. Evans, and Leigh and Sotheby. 1781. 2 volumes. Large 8vo, 207 x 120 mms., pp. [ii], x, 487 [488 - 498]; viii, 501 [502 - 512 index], contemporary calf, neatly rebacked, gilt spines, red morocco labels; boards a little worn, ex-library with shelf marks in white ink on spines and library stamp of Maynard Smith and Outran Smith Library on the lower margin of the front free end-paper in each volume. Goldsmith's Roman History was published in 1769. The Monthly Review, was rather hostile; after several pages, the reviewer concludes, "Upon the whole, this epitome cannot be perfectly understood by any but those who have read the histories from which it is extracted: it is indeed intended only as an outline, but as an outline it is very defective; it is sometimes broken, and sometimes distorted; yet, perhaps, after all, it is better for common readers to be content with the knowledge which it conveys, than to drudge through the other voluminous works of other writers for more."
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- Seller
- John Price Antiquarian Books (GB)
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- Title
- The Roman History from the Foundation of the City of Rome to the Destruction of the Western Empire. The Fourth AEdition
- Author
- GOLDSMITH (Oliver):
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Printed for C. Bathurst, L. Davis, W. Owen, G. Robinson, T, Cadell, T. Evans, and Leigh and Sotheby. 1781
- Keywords
- history Rome literature
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- G
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- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...