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From Alexander to Cleopatra
by Grant, Michael
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Near Fine
- Seller
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Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons [1982], 1982. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Fine. 8vo. [10], xi-xv, [1], 319, [1] pp. Grey cloth with red lettering on the spine. Price of $19.95 on front flap of jacket. Illustrated with several black and white photographs. Includes an index, notes, and a bibliography. Minor remnants from a bookplate removal on the front pastedown and minor bowing to the rear board in a Near Fine dust jacket with mild age toning to the flaps of the jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Evening Star Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00006881
- Title
- From Alexander to Cleopatra
- Author
- Grant, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons [1982]
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1982
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Evening Star Books
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Madison, Wisconsin
About Evening Star Books
We buy and sell rare and fine books in many fields. Our interests include philosophy, modern first editions, and works of historical or intellectual interest. In addition to bookselling, we regularly do valuations and appraisals for non-IRS purposes. Evening Star Books is a Limited Liability Company.
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- Fine
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- Flap(s)
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