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The Agricola of Tacitus
by Tacitus (Walters, W. C. Flamstead – Editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Blackie & Son, Limited, London and Glasgow, No date. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Illustrated. prefatory note, list of illustrations introduction by author, vocabulary, historical index and index of note matters of grammar and style. The text is illustrated with black-and-white photographs, maps and illustrations. Green coloured cloth covered boards with black coloured embossed titles to the front panel and back strip. A biography of the Roman citizen Agricola, and of the events in his life, as the legate of the 20th Legion under Cerialis in Britain, of his return to Rome and eventual return to Britain as its governor. The text is in Latin. Softening and rubbing to the back strip edges, with rubbing of the book corners and lower book edges. A little flecking to the lower book edges. Age toning to the text block edges and pages. Offset tanning to the endpapers. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 175, [1] pages,. Text is in Latin. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: History; Language; Britain/UK; Early (0-1000 AD); Latin Language; Biography & Autobiography. Inventory No: 0120264. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0120264
- Title
- The Agricola of Tacitus
- Author
- Tacitus (Walters, W. C. Flamstead – Editor)
- Illustrator
- Illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Blackie & Son, Limited
- Place of Publication
- London and Glasgow
- Date Published
- No date
- Keywords
- BZDB2 biography, Agricola, Tacitus, Roman Empire, Roman Britain History; Language; Britain/UK; Early (0-1000 AD); Latin Language; Biography & Autobiography. Illustrated Unbranded Tacitus (Walters, W. C. Flamstead – Editor) The Agricola
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- Reprint
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