Pompeii and Herculaneum : the glory and the grief. [History of Pompeii -- The volcano roused -- The dead cities revived -- Pompeii formerly and today -- Business, work and recreation -- The life of the people -- The Pompeiians at home -- The necropolis -- Art at Pompeii and Herculaneum -- Conclusion]
by Brion, Marcel, 1895-1984. ; Photos by Edwin Smith. Translated by John Rosenberg ; editor, Paul Elek; typography, Anne Hickmott; production, Stanley Freeman
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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New York, Crown Publishers, 1960, 1960. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 238 p. illus. (part col.) fold. maps, plans. 28 cm. ; LCCN: 60-15395 ; LC: DG70.P7; N5769; Dewey: 913.377 ; OCLC: 1221384 ; beige with grey lettering ; no dustjacket ; ex-lib, stamps, label ; Contents : History of Pompeii -- The volcano roused -- The dead cities revived -- Pompeii formerly and today -- Business, work and recreation -- The life of the people -- The Pompeiians at home -- The necropolis -- Art at Pompeii and Herculaneum -- Conclusion ; "The object of this book is to represent in as complete and precise a way as possible the form and aspect of Pompeii and Herculaneum and the life led by their inhabitants at the period when that existence was brutally cut short by the eruption of Vesuvius, wiping out these two cities in AD 79." ; 132 illustrations, some in monochrome and color ; VG.
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- Joseph Valles - Books (US)
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- Title
- Pompeii and Herculaneum : the glory and the grief. [History of Pompeii -- The volcano roused -- The dead cities revived -- Pompeii formerly and today -- Business, work and recreation -- The life of the people -- The Pompeiians at home -- The necropolis -- Art at Pompeii and Herculaneum -- Conclusion]
- Author
- Brion, Marcel, 1895-1984. ; Photos by Edwin Smith. Translated by John Rosenberg ; editor, Paul Elek; typography, Anne Hickmott; production, Stanley Freeman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- New York, Crown Publishers, 1960
- Date Published
- 1960
- Keywords
- History of Pompeii -- The volcano roused -- The dead cities revived -- Pompeii formerly and today -- Business, work and recreation -- The life of the people -- The Pompeiians at home -- The necropolis -- Art at Pompeii and Herculaneum -- Conclusion neptun
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