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RUBICON
by Saylor, Steven
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0312205767
- ISBN 13
- 9780312205768
- Seller
-
Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1999. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The seventh book in Saylor's 'Roma Sub Rosa' historical mystery series set in ancient Rome and featuring Gordianus the Finder. Julius Caesar and his army is marching on Rome, where his rival for power at the top of the Roman Empire, Pompey, is preparing a retreat to the south. Pompey's cousin and protege', is found strangled. Pompey takes Gordianus' son-in-law hostage, demanding the killer be found. Gordianus, with a son who is a trusted aide to Caesar, must find a killer before he and his family are crushed between the forces of this world-changing civil war. Spine ends slightly bumped, a touch of soiling on text's edges, o/w boards and text are clean and unmarked, tight and square, not remaindered. The dustjacket shows only some light rubbing and very minor edgewear, no tears, no creasing or chipping, not price-clipped. A collectable copy.
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- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005209
- Title
- RUBICON
- Author
- Saylor, Steven
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- ISBN 10
- 0312205767
- ISBN 13
- 9780312205768
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- MYSTERY, FIRST EDITION, ROME, CIVIL WAR, 45 B.C., JULIUS CAESAR, HISTORICAL GORDIANUS, PRIVATE DETECTIVE,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Crime; Historical Mystery; Europe;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
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- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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