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Roman Blood
by Steven Saylor
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0312064543
- ISBN 13
- 9780312064549
- Seller
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Catawissa, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1991. Stated First Edition. First printing. Near Fine with Good jacket. In black cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine. Square, intcat, and tight binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers and text pages. Minimal wear. Jacket is intact with price on upper front flap. Missing one inch piece on upper spine and right rear panel from being taped to protective cover. Moderate shelf rubbing. In NEW protective jacket cover. Photos upon request. . Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Roma Sub Rosa is a series of mystery novels by Steven Saylor set in, and populated by noteworthy denizens of, Ancient Rome. The series is noted for its historical authenticity. Roma Sub Rosa means, in Latin, "Rome under the rose". If a matter was "under the rose" it meant that such matter was confidential.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quaker House Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005124
- Title
- Roman Blood
- Author
- Steven Saylor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- ISBN 10
- 0312064543
- ISBN 13
- 9780312064549
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1991
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Fiction, Historical
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, History;
Terms of Sale
Quaker House Books
Items must be returned within ten days of sale for a full refund if not satisfied.
About the Seller
Quaker House Books
Biblio member since 2006
Catawissa, Pennsylvania
About Quaker House Books
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- Fine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
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