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Cleopatra The Story of a Queen
by Ludwig, Emil
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
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Newport, Washington, United States
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About This Item
U.S.A: The Viking Press, 1937. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback Hardcover Book Club Edition, 1937, in Good Condition with a Fair Dust Jacket. First Edition published 1937. A book of the majesty and mystery of ancient Egypt in the turbulent days of the Roman Empire which this master historian brings alive again, as he did with his fine biography of Napoleon, and of The Nile. Binding is of turquoise cloth with black titles and decoration on the spine, quite clean and unmarked, with faint wear to some corners and light compression of the spine head and heel. The binding is tight, solid and square. Rough cut. Former owner name label on endpaper, pages lightly toned, very clean and free from any marks or creases. Nicely maintained older book. Jacket is edge worn and rubbed but clean and intact, blue with orange silhouette of Cleopatra on front. 211 pages with Chronology and Index. 8.5 x 5.75 inches. The Viking Press, New York, 1937.
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Details
- Seller
- The Parnassus BookShop
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 022076
- Title
- Cleopatra The Story of a Queen
- Author
- Ludwig, Emil
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- U.S.A
- Date Published
- 1937
- Size
- 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" t
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ALEXANDRIA ANTONY ALEXANDER CAESAR CAESARION EGYPT FULVIA ITALY ISIS OCTAVIAN EMPEROR AUGUSTUS PERISA PLUTARCH ROME ROMAN SENATE
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- Biography. Autobiography;
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- Heel
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Book Club Edition
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- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
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