Pernice, Erich. GRIECHISCHE GEWICHTE: GESAMMELT, BESCHRIEBEN UND ERLÄUTERT. Berlin: Weidmannsche Buchhandlung, 1894. 8vo, contemporary brown half morocco with marbled sides; spine ruled and lettered in gilt; decorative endpapers. (2), vi, 215, (1) pages; 1 lithographic plate. Label removed from spine; near fine. Catalogues 906 types of ancient Greek weights. Pernice (1864–1945) was a German archaeologist whose doctoral work examined weights and measures, a topic to which he would continue to return throughout his career. Scarce. Ex Steinberg Library (Hess-Divo, 2009).
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