Annals of Tacitus: Translated into English with Notes and Maps.
by Tacitus
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London, UK Macmillan Publishing Co., 1869. Hardcover First Edition Thus [1869]; Twelfth Printing (1891). Very Good+: shows indications of careful use: light wear to the extremities, with a tick of exposure of the underlying board at the upper front corner tip, which is also mildly nudged; mild crimping to the heel of the backstrip; mild overall rubbing, mainly to the rear panel; "273" in ink at the upper rear corner of the front free endpaper verso; the binding remains square and secure; the text is clean. Most signatures uncut. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor imperfections. Bright and clean. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.75 x 5.5 x 1.15 inches). xxvi, 436 pages. Translated with an Introduction by Alfred John Church and William Jackson Brodribb. Weight: 21.5 ounces. Blue cloth over boards with gilt titles at the back-strip. First Edition Thus [1869]; Twelfth Printing (1891). Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.
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- Seller
- Black Cat Hill Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 55834
- Title
- Annals of Tacitus: Translated into English with Notes and Maps.
- Author
- Tacitus
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus [1869]; Twelfth Printing (1891).
- Publisher
- Macmillan Publishing Co.,
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 1869.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classics; Ancient History; History: Ancient; Ancient Civilizations;
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