THE FIRES OF VESUVIUS: POMPEII LOST AND FOUND
by BEARD, MARY
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0674029763
- ISBN 13
- 9780674029767
- Seller
-
Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada
Item Price
$33.34$26.67
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About This Item
Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2008. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: 360. FIRST EDITION. The distinguished historian has studied Pompeii, and has written an account of the city, and how the citizens went about their daily lives. She writes about the type of town it was, what life was like with regards to sex, politics, food, and religion, for example. The text is complimented with illustrations, in the form of photographs, drawings, and two sections of coloured plates. The appendices contain, suggestions for further reading. illustration credits, and index. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- MAPLE RIDGE BOOKS (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007123
- Title
- THE FIRES OF VESUVIUS: POMPEII LOST AND FOUND
- Author
- BEARD, MARY
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0674029763
- ISBN 13
- 9780674029767
- Publisher
- Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, MA
- Date Published
- 2008
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Pompeii, Vesuvius, Archaeology, The Roman Empire, Mary Beard, Italian History, Ancient History, Olives, Commercial Flower Growing, Gladiators, Animal Sacrifices, Apollo, Atria, Emperor Augustus, Roman Baths, Bay of Naples, Phallus Carving, The Last Days o
- Bookseller catalogs
- HISTORY;
- X weight
- 0.74 kg
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About the Seller
MAPLE RIDGE BOOKS
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Uxbridge, Ontario
About MAPLE RIDGE BOOKS
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