City; A Story of Roman Planning and Construction
by David Macaulay
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0395349222
- ISBN 13
- 9780395349229
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Item Price
CA$12.12CA$8.49
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About This Item
Boston, MA: Sandpiper/Houghton-Mifflin, 1974 Sandpiper/Houghton-Mifflin, Boston, MA. 1974. Softcover/Trade Wraps. 19th Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for F/O name on the half title page. Book Condition: Very Good; light edge bumps; small crease or lower front corner. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 112 pp 4to. Beautifully illustrated in pen and ink drawings this book shows how the Romans planned and constructed their cities for the people who lived within them. This book features the imaginary city of Verbona but its planning and construction is based on those of hundreds of other Roman cities founded between 300 BC and 150 AD. A clean very presentable copy.
Synopsis
Text and black and white illustrations show how the Romans planned and constructed their cities for the people who lived within them.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009566
- Title
- City; A Story of Roman Planning and Construction
- Author
- David Macaulay
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0395349222
- ISBN 13
- 9780395349229
- Publisher
- Sandpiper/Houghton-Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Date Published
- 1974
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- Roma, Roman Cities, Rome, Building and Construction in Ancient Rome, Civil Engineering, city planning, city construction, antiquities, Roman homes, Roman statues, Roman aqueducts,
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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