Adam, Alexander.

Roman Antiquities or an Account of the Manner and Customs of the Romans; Respecting their Government, Magistracy, Laws, Judicial Proceedings, Religion, Games, Military and Naval Affairs, Dress, Exercise, Baths, Marriages, Divorces, Funerals, Weights and Measures, Coins, Method of Writing, Houses, Gardens, Agriculture, Carriages, Public Buildings, & c. & c....

New York: William A. Mercein (printer), Sept. 1819. Hardcover. 8vo, 565pp, original brown calf rubbed, red & gilt title label chipped, hinges cracked but sturdy, a little foxed but adequate, if not beautiful. "Designed chiefly to illustrate the Latin Classics, by explaining words and phrases from the rites and customs to which they refer" Revised, corrected and illustrated with notes and additions by P. Wilson, Prof. of Languages in Columbia College. Item #17598

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