The Grecian History, from the Earliest State to the Death of Alexander the Great. [ with: The Roman History ]
by GOLDSMITH DR. [OLIVER]:
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- first
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Shaftesbury, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
for J & F Rivington, 1774. [ & C. Bathurst 1781. ]. First edition. Two volumes. With Goldsmith's Roman History from the Foundation of the City of Rome to the Destruction of the Western Empire. The Fourth Edition. 2 volumes. for C. Bathhurst 1781. 4 volumes 8vo (8 1/ 4 x 5 1/2 inches), uniformly bound contemporary full tan calf. Joints cracked but held on cords, lacking 1 lettering piece, headbands chipped, rubbed & scuffed, margins of endpapers discoloured
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- Bristow and Garland (GB)
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- Title
- The Grecian History, from the Earliest State to the Death of Alexander the Great. [ with: The Roman History ]
- Author
- GOLDSMITH DR. [OLIVER]:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- for J & F Rivington, 1774. [ & C. Bathurst 1781. ].
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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