A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. By Various Writers. Illustrated by Numerous Engravings on Wood. Vol. I. Abaeus-Dysponteus. Edit. William Smith. London, John Murray, 1880

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A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. By Various Writers. Illustrated by Numerous Engravings on Wood

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Smith, William
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24 x 15 cm; ΧII p. + 1093 p. + 3 s.p., p. [Ι] bookplate CPC and note with pencil, p. [ΙΙΙ] title page and typographic ornament, p. [IV] other works by the same author, p. [V]-VI “List of writers”, p. [VII]-Χ “Preface”, p. [ΧΙ]-ΧΙΙ “List of coins engraved in the third volume”, note of number with pencil on p. [1] and p. [1094] colophon. Images of coins found on several places in the print.


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A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. By Various Writers. Illustrated by Numerous Engravings on Wood. Vol. I. Abaeus-Dysponteus. Edit. William Smith. London, John Murray, 1880. Book, GR-OF CA CL.12.3, Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Library. From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.03.2026. https://doi.org/10.26256/12.3.

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