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Roman Satire: Its Outlook on Social Life [Slather Classical Lectures Volume Twelve]
by Duff, J. Wright
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good
- Seller
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Cohoes, New York, United States
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About This Item
University of California Press, Berkeley, California, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Blue gilt stamped cloth over boards, ix, 205 pages, Index, Notes. Chapters include, Satire Ancient and Modern; Greek Precursors; Lucilius, Creator of the Roman Type; Horace; Menippean Satire; Phaedrus and Persius - Beast Fable and Stoic Homily; Martial - The Epigram as Satire; Juvenal and Other Satirists. This is volume twelve of the Slather Classical Lectures. Bottom corners bumped, spine ends lightly bumped, bumping along front cover fore-edge. In a tan paper dust jacket that is lightly soiled, corners and spine ends bumped, chipped at head of spine. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 8 oz. Category: Sociology & Culture; Books; Humour. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 005661. .
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- Bookseller
- Dennis Holzman Antiques
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005661
- Title
- Roman Satire: Its Outlook on Social Life [Slather Classical Lectures Volume Twelve]
- Author
- Duff, J. Wright
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley, California
- Date Published
- 1936
- Keywords
- BZDB7 NOISBN Roman Satire: Its Outlook on Social Life [Slather Classical Lectures Volume Twelve], J. Wright Duff, Roman Social Iife, Sather Classical Lectures Volume Twelve, Greek Precursors, Menippean Satire Horace, Beast Fable, Stoic Homily, Juvenal S
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About the Seller
Dennis Holzman Antiques
Biblio member since 2003
Cohoes, New York
About Dennis Holzman Antiques
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- First Edition
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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