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Courtesans & Fishcakes: The Consuming Passions of Classical Athens
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
Publication date
August 1, 1998
Pages
371
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1 us ed
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780312185596
ISBN-10
0312185596
Dimensions
1.25 by 6.75 by 10 in.
Weight
1.65 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$25.95
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
An engaging, richly detailed portrait of life in ancient Athens examines the hedonistic lifestyles of the Greeks, detailing the vice, excess, and ephemeral pleasures that marked the classical world. 10,000 first printing.
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Hardcover
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1 us ed edition from Thomas Dunne Books (August 1, 1998); titled "Courtesans & Fishcakes: The Consuming Passions of Classical Athens"
9780312185596 | details & prices | 371 pages | 6.75 × 10.00 × 1.25 in. | 1.65 lbs | List price $25.95
About: A portrait of life in ancient Athens examines the hedonistic lifestyles of the Greeks, detailing the vice, excess, and ephemeral pleasures that marked the classical world
About: A portrait of life in ancient Athens examines the hedonistic lifestyles of the Greeks, detailing the vice, excess, and ephemeral pleasures that marked the classical world
from Diane Pub Co (March 1, 1997)
9780788198298 | details & prices | 6.25 × 9.50 × 1.50 in. | 0.74 lbs | List price $26.00
About: A brilliantly entertaining and innovative history of the ancient Athenians' consuming passions for food, wine and sex.
About: A brilliantly entertaining and innovative history of the ancient Athenians' consuming passions for food, wine and sex.
Paperback
from Univ of Chicago Pr (June 30, 2011); titled "Courtesans & Fishcakes: The Consuming Passions of Classical Athens"
9780226137438 | details & prices | 372 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.75 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $28.00
from Harpercollins (July 1, 1999)
9780060977665 | details & prices | 371 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $15.00
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