THE HISTORY OF ROME First Volume [Second volume]
by Niebuhr,B.G. (1776-1831) translated by Julius Charles Hare and Connop Thirlwall
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Printed by Samuel Bentley ;London: for Taylor and Walton 35rd edition ALL PUBLISHED to date, 1837, 1838. Hardcover. Good. multi-folding map . 2 Volumes Octavo publisher's green cloth spined boards with original spine labels [corners & edges worn/spine labels darkened /head & foot of spine chipped but entirely sound] xxxiv [incl.Titlepage + Preface +contents] +626pp vol.2 xii [=half title + title +Preface +Contents] +644pp including Appendix I & II. Further volumes were issued but the next volume did not come out for 5 years and had a different translators and with slightly different titles. Ownerships to endpapers H.W.Hodgson Balliol college 1843, W.Congreve, Wadham College & Bookplate of Herbert and Mary Congreve. Endpapers and first few leavess sl.foxed else neat tight copies with useful footnotes throughout. *Born in Copenhagen Niebuhr was a key figure in German Romanticism, and Germany`s leading Ancient Historian, his history of Rome is considered a seminal work.
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- Bookseller
- Abbey Antiquarian Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- A75336
- Title
- THE HISTORY OF ROME First Volume [Second volume]
- Author
- Niebuhr,B.G. (1776-1831) translated by Julius Charles Hare and Connop Thirlwall
- Illustrator
- multi-folding map
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Publisher
- for Taylor and Walton 35rd edition ALL PUBLISHED to date
- Place of Publication
- Printed by Samuel Bentley ;London
- Date Published
- 1837, 1838
- Keywords
- Roman History Rome
- Bookseller catalogs
- General Non-Fiction;
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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