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Roman antiquities: or, An account of the manners 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. : Designed chiefly to illustrate the Latin classics, by explaining words and phrases, from the rites and customs to which they refer.
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xii, [1], 18-565, [1] p. ; 22 cm.; References: Shaw & Shoemaker; 46919; Note(s): Copyright Aug. 27, 1819 by William A. Mercein./ Last page blank./ "Latin index of words and phrases."--p. 549-556./ "Index of proper names and things."--p. [557]-565./ Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series./ Reproduction: Electronic text and image data./ [Chester, Vt. :/ Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc.,/ 2004-2007]/ Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text./ (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 46919).; General Info: Remote access restricted to American Universitys authorized users.; Responsibility: By Alexander Adam, LL.D. rector of the High School of Edinburgh. ; Revised, corrected, and illustrated with notes and additions, by P. Wilson, LL.D. professor of languages in Columbia College.; Date of Entry: 19840716; Update: 20140212, OCMH1: No. 1443. | Alcove F | Shelf 110 ;, OCMH2: B-1/30 ;, MARGINALIA: [Pastedown] John H Noyes ;John Humphrey Noyes] | John H Noyes ;  [Flyleaf] Geo Haskell's [Crossed out] ; John H Noyes  | Putney Vt ; JH Noyes ; [Drawing of a man] ;  [Flyleaf] J.H.N. ;  [Text Block] [Scattered manuscript markings and annotations.] ; Begun Oct. 24th 1830 | Begun | Nov 15. 1824 | Oct 17 1865 [Page 3] ; [Drawings of a soldier and a man. Page 80.] ; Dec 1. 1824 [Page 69] ; [Drawing of columns, page 109] ; Noyes [4?] Nov [Page 109] ; Nov 14 JH Noyes [Page 123] ; John H Noyes [Page 152] ; Jul 23. 1825 [Page 166] ; [Drawing of a teapot, page 185.] ; John H Noyes [Page 223] ; John H Noyes [Page 232] ; JHN [Page 236] ; 14th [Page 245] ; 22th [Page 317] ; [Chronos?] [Page 323] ; JH Noyes [Page 462] ;   [Rear Flyleaf] [Large drawing of a man labeled:]] Publius Cornelius Scipius Africanus ;  [Rear Flyleaf] [Tracing of a leaf. Drawing of a mouse?] ;  [Rear Pastedown] [Drawing of a bird, carrying ribbon with words "stude? librum".] ; John H Noyes. | Book  ;, Drawings, signatures, etc. ;, INSERTS: [Pastedown] [Pasted-in Latin quotation.] "Utilis lectio--utilis cruditio--sed magis unetio necessaria, quippe de omnibus quae docct." [Possible translation: Useful reading--useful crudities--but anointing? necessary, because of all the things that teaches?] ;  [Text Block] [Scrap of notebook paper inserted between pages 68 and 69.] ; [Piece of paper with drawing on it inserted between pages 92 and 93. One side contains stamped words "Date," and "Name." and clearly dates to a postcommunal era.] ;, 310. ;
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Printed by William A. Mercein, no. 93 Gold-Street, for Kirk & Mercein, W.B. Gilley, C. Wiley & Co. John Sayre, Scott & Seguine, John Tiebout, L. & F. Lockwood, E. Bliss, Samuel Campbell & Son, A.T. Goodrich & Co. G.A. Banks, New-York, and Cushin(TRUNCATED)
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Adam, Alexander (author), Wilson, Peter (author)
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1819
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Text, book
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oneLib:149, citekey: 1847, http://opac.newsbank.com/select/shaw/46919; Note: Click here to access the electronic text. http://opac.newsbank.com/select/shaw/46919
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