Caesar and Christ: A History of Roman Civilization and of Christianity from their Beginnings to A.D. 325 (The Story of Civilization: III)
by Will Durant
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1944. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Eighth printing, stated. Black cloth with gilt. Boards clean, light shelf wear only. Binding sound. Text block lightly toned. Gift inscription on verso of frontispiece, else unmarked. DJ not clipped ($10.00) large closed tear across front panel; some light soiling and toning with a few small tears and minor chips. Light creasing. Shallow chipping at spine heel. Fold-out map intact and clean; small closed tear. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.
Synopsis
The Story of Civilization by Will and Ariel Durant is an eleven-volume set of books. It was written over a lifetime, and it totals two million words across nearly 10,000 pages. The series is incomplete: in the first book of the series (Our Oriental Heritage, which covers the history of the East through 1933), Mr. Durant stated that he wanted to include the history of the West through the early 20th century.
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- Bookseller
- Small World Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 073234
- Title
- Caesar and Christ: A History of Roman Civilization and of Christianity from their Beginnings to A.D. 325 (The Story of Civilization: III)
- Author
- Will Durant
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1944
- Keywords
- HISTORY
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
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- Heel
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- Chipping
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Verso
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- Cloth
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- Shelf Wear
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