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The Roman Villa in Britain
by Rivet, A.L.F.; editor
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1969. Discussion of Roman-era farming & housing in Great Britain. First American edition. Hardcover, full burgundy cloth, gilt titling. Light wear to book; jacket spine faded, lightly edgeworn with short tear & associated creasing to lower panel; light foxing to top edge. Text clean; xvi, 299 pages with bibliography and indexes, dozens of illustrations in b/w & color. Includes laid-in folding floor plan of typical Roman villa. . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Large Octavo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 997562
- Title
- The Roman Villa in Britain
- Author
- Rivet, A.L.F.; editor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Frederick A. Praeger
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1969
- Keywords
- Roman Empire, Architecture, Britain, Agriculture, Archaeology
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture & Interior Decoration;
- Size
- Large Octavo
Terms of Sale
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
All books are subject to prior sale, though we make every effort to keep our inventory current. Books are returnable within ten days with prior notification. We will request extra shipping for large books and sets going to addresses outside the United States.
About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Most of our stock is on-line only, though we have many books in three booths at Angela's Attic Antique Mall, 1020 Gardner Street in South Beloit, Illinois; a booth across the street at the Best of Beloit; and a large booth at the Lake Geneva Antique Mall, 829 Williams Street, Lake Geneva, WI. You may request to see any of our on-line inventory at any location with a few days' notice.
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- Gilt
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- Laid-in
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