ROME THE ETERNAL CITY: ITS RELIGIONS, MONUMENTS, LITERATURE, AND ART (TWO VOLUMES)
by Clement, Clara Erskine
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-
- Seller
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Princeton, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Dana Estes and Company, 1896. "In studying the history of a people, nothing can be more interesting than its religion, and nothing more vital to the comprehension of the character of a nation than a knowledge of its initial system of faith and worship." In two volumes. Volume I: 1-422 pp. Volume II: 423-830 pp. Red cloth covers with gilt/blue decorative image and title on front, and faded gilt title on spine. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed, edges lightly rubbed, fading along joints, some light soiling. Volume II has bubbling on back cover. Both volumes spines are significantly faded from sun exposure, spine ends are bent and starting to fray. Volume I has some small tears on spine and water circles. Gilt top page edges, and rest of page edges are uncut and chipped. Interior pages are lightly browning along edges and some pages have light foxing, otherwise clean. Profusely illustrated. Books in VG- condition.. Cloth. Very Good-. Illus. by Illustrated. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8". Italy.
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- Bookseller
- Bee Creek Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006525
- Title
- ROME THE ETERNAL CITY: ITS RELIGIONS, MONUMENTS, LITERATURE, AND ART (TWO VOLUMES)
- Author
- Clement, Clara Erskine
- Illustrator
- Illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Publisher
- Dana Estes and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1896
- Keywords
- World History, Italy, Art History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art;
- Size
- Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8"
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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