A dictionary of Roman and Greek antiquities : with nearly 2000 engravings on wood from ancient originals illustrative of the industrial arts and social life of the Greeks and Romans / by Anthony Rich
1874, 4th edition, revised and improved. London : Longmans, Green & Co. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands worn, with panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Generalized surface wear to boards. Light foxing to prelims. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Provenance: From the library of Peter Dowding Prankerd with his armorial bookplate to front pastedown, and signature to title page. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 756 pages; Physical description: iv, 756, 44p. : illus. ; 20 cm. Subjects: Classical dictionaries -- Antiquities -- Dictionaries -- Greek Civilization -- Roman Civilization -- Ancient Greece -- Ancient Rome -- Classics. Society, industry and culture -- Classical Greece and Rome. Notes: Bound with a 44-page publisher's catalogue at end. First edition published 1849 under title: Illustrated companion to the Latin dictionary and Greek lexicon. Item #201228
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