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Sex and Society in Graeco-Roman Egypt
by Dominic Montserrat
ISBN: 0710305303
ISBN-13: 9780710305305
Format: Hardcover
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr
Published date: 1996
Size: 7.75 x 10.25 inches
Weight: 2.15 pounds
Pages: 238
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Sex and Society in Graeco-Roman Egypt
Montserrat, Dominic
Kegan Paul International, London; distrib. by Columbia University Press, NY, 1996. Large 8vo, hardcover. Vg+ condition in vg+ dj. Single non-circulating ex-lib stamp on 1 early pg (only marking), contents bright, crisp & clean, unread; dj very slightly edge-crinkled near upper spine. xix, 238 p., illus., 16 p. of plates. ( more information) Offered by Tiber Books (United States)
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Sex and Society in Graeco-Roman Egypt
Dominic Montserrat
Kegan Paul International. Used - Like New. 0th Edition. 1996. Hardcover. Fine. Cloth. 8vo. 238 pp. Selected b&w illustrations. Gilt title to spine and front and rear boards. ( more information) Offered by Powell's Bookstores Chicago (United States)
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