Brutus - On the Nature of the Gods - On Divination - On Duties.
by Marcus Tullius Cicero
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Chicago, IL The University of Chicago Press, 1950. Hardcover First Edition Thus (1950), unstated in accordance with The University of Chicago Press' customary - but not exclusive - practice. First Edition Thus (1950), unstated in accordance with The University of Chicago Press' customary - but not exclusive - practice. Very Good: shows indications of careful use: very light wear to extremities; some tiny soil spots and mild rubbing to the panels; a superficial scratch to the lower front panel; a touch of crimp to the head and heel of the backstrip; the expected very light tanning to the text pages; the binding remains square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and some minor cosmetic imperfections. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. DJ flaps laid in. 8vo. (8.45 x 5.65 x 1.55 inches). 661 pages. Translated by Hubert McNeill Poteat with an introduction by Richard P. McKeon. Language: English. Weight: 30.8 ounces. Powder blue cloth over boards with gilt titles on a royal blue field at the backstrip. Hardback: Lacks DJ. Four of Cicero's liveliest and most engaging treatises.
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- Seller
- Black Cat Hill Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 56593
- Title
- Brutus - On the Nature of the Gods - On Divination - On Duties.
- Author
- Marcus Tullius Cicero
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus (1950), unstated in accordance with The Unive
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press,
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, IL
- Date Published
- 1950.
- Bookseller catalogs
- History: Ancient; Classical World;
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