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Charities and Social Aid in Greece and Rome
by Hands, A. R
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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VALATIE, New York, United States
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About This Item
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1968. 1968 First Edition. NEAR FINE in NEAR FINE price intact dust jacket. A crisp, clean, totally unmarked and firmly bound copy. A few light spots to fore edge, otherwise pages fine, bound in blue cloth hardcover, gilt titled on spine. Binding and hinges firm, intact; spine and boards straight. Cover is fresh and clean, edges slightly shelf rubbed. Jacket is clean and complete; faint toning to edges, small crease to flap corners, else fine. Jacket is in a clear protector. A study of the motivations and practice of beneficence and philanthropy in classical Greece and Rome. 5-1/2 x 8-3/4"; 222 pages. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Knickerbocker Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004024
- Title
- Charities and Social Aid in Greece and Rome
- Author
- Hands, A. R
- Format/Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Place of Publication
- Ithaca, NY
- Date Published
- 1968
- Size
- 8vo
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VALATIE, New York
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