Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology... Vol. II
by Smith, William (ed)
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About This Item
Boston: Charles C. Little, and James Brown, 1849. First American edition. Hardcover. Good. Volume II only of the three-volume set. First American edition, 1849. Thick octavo. viii,1219,[1] pp. including numerous in-text illustrations. Contemporary three-quarter calf and green cloth, gilt morocco labels, raised bands. Bookplate of D. B. St. John. Rear board and backstrip neatly detached from text block at rear hinge. Binding scuffed, title label nicked, internally clean. Very good. Entries cover 'Erinus Flavius' to 'Nyx'.
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- Title
- Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology... Vol. II
- Author
- Smith, William (ed)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American edition
- Publisher
- Charles C. Little, and James Brown
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1849
- Keywords
- Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome
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