London: the Bodley Head 1969, 1st edition. (Cloth, 8vo) 463pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Green cloth covers with gilt lettering to spine. Illustrations. DJ has rubbed corners, slight chipping to head and tail of spine, and some wear marks due to shelf wear, as expected. Unclipped..

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Bookseller: Spafford Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 113924
Title: Life and Leisure in Ancient Rome
Author: Balsdon, J.P.V.D
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: the Bodley Head
Place of Publication: London
Keywords: Roman Empire, History, Roman Empire
Bookseller catalogs: History;

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Tail: The heel of the spine.
Shelf Wear: Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...