Category: Ancient History

The Gold of Eldorado. Presented by Benson & Hedges in association with Times Newspaper Ltd. and The Royal Academy of Arts

Price: $35.00

Publisher: London, The Royal Academy Piccadilly : 1979

Seller ID: 129906

Condition: Very Good

Institutional ex-library book with interior library marks, but unmarked cover. 240 pages. Many photos. Crease on spine.
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History of Egypt, A

By: Breasted, James Henry

Price: $14.95

Publisher: Bantam : 1964

Seller ID: 153744

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Book is in excellent condition with a little fading of the spine only. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. A fat 537 pages with b&w illustrations and maps, contents include: The Hyksos, Triumph of Thebes, Thutmosids, Reign of Hatshepsut, Revolution of Ikhnaton, Wars of Ramses II, Merneptah and Ramses II, Supremacy of the Libyans, Triumph of Assyria, Babylon and Persia, etc. Copyright 2011 Pistil Books
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The Mongol Empire: Genghis Khan His Triumph and His Legacy

By: Brent, Peter

Price: $74.95

Publisher: Lavergne, Tennessee, U.S.A., Weidenfeld & Nicholson : 1976

Seller ID: 120186

ISBN-13: 9780297771371

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Former library book with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 264 pages with mostly b&w illustrations, a few in color. Dust jacket has been laminated and taped to covers. Chapters include: The great Khans, Westwards from the Volga, The resilience of Islam, The fall of the celestial kingdom, The golden horde, The Ilkhans of Persia, The sons of heaven, The heartlands, The last assault, The benefits of failure. With chronology, index.
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Greek Thought : A Guide to Classical Knowledge

By: Brunschwig, Jacques; Geoffrey E. R. Lloyd; Pierre Pellegrin (editors)

Price: $18.95

Publisher: Cambridge, MA, Belknap / Harvard : 2000

Seller ID: 155044

ISBN-13: 9780674002616

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

Some marking to under twenty pages. Full blue cloth boards. 1024 pages.
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The Gods of the Egyptians: Studies in Egyptian Mythology, Volume 1

By: Budge, E.A. Wallis

Price: $18.95

Publisher: Dover : 1984

Seller ID: 154767

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Ex-library book with the usual stamps and markings. This is Volume 1 only. 526 pages.
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Lyric Age of Greece, The

By: Burn, A.R.

Price: $19.95

Publisher: Minerva Press : 1968

Seller ID: 152013

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Near Fine

Book is in excellent condition with very light wear to covers only, faded spine. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 421 pages, sections include: Expansion of Greece, Phrygia and the west, The Bireme, Orientalising art in Greece, Cyprus, Rhodes, Crete, Carthage, Cumae, Metal trade, Chalkidians in Sicily, Conquest of Messenia, Taranto, Sybaris , Kroton, Klophon , Siris, Lokrians in the west, Lyric age of Lesbos, Power and poetry in Ionia, Peloponese in the seventh century, Greeks and...
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A History of Greece to the Death of Alexander the Great

By: Bury, J.B.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: N Y, Macmillan : 1959

Seller ID: 153810

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full blue cloth boards. 926 pages. Fold-out color maps.
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Sport in Classic Times

By: Butler, Alfred Joshua

Price: $19.50

Publisher: William Kaufmann : 1974

Seller ID: 152246

ISBN-13: 9780913232132

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears, now wrapped in clear protective cover. Previous owner's name or sticker in front section of the book. 213 pages, some b&w prints, contents include: Fishing, Fowling, Hunting, Horse and hound: training of hounds, dogs, stag, wild boar, lion, Ethiopians fighting lions, Bacchus hunting by wine, etc.
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The Mayas : The Splendor of a Great Culture

By: Campa, Mario Perez; Santos, Laura Sotelo

Price: $13.26

Publisher: Mexico, Monclem Ediciones : 2007

Seller ID: 130666

ISBN-13: 9789709019148

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 226 pages. "This work explains and describes in detail the different facets of this great culture, from the different offices and ranks of Maya society, its political organization and economy to the organization of its magnificent, spectacular cities richly decorated with painting and sculptures, plus a section on one of the most complex writing, number and calendar systems of the ancient world and an intricate religion that permeated practically all aspects of existence." Illustrated.
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In Search of Ancient Ireland: The Origins of the Irish from Neolithic Times to the Coming of the English

By: Carmel McCaffrey; Leo Eaton

Price: $9.50

Publisher: Ivan R. Dee : 2003

Seller ID: 148790

ISBN-13: 9781566635257

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Fine

Book is in excellent condition, new. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind.
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Image for The Sculpture of the Sanctuary of Athena Polias at Priene (Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London No. XLII)

The Sculpture of the Sanctuary of Athena Polias at Priene (Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London No. XLII)

By: Carter, Joseph Coleman

Price: $45.00

Publisher: London, The Society of Antiquaries of London : 1983

Seller ID: 153221

ISBN-13: 9780500990384

Binding: Oversize Hardback

Condition: Fine

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full red cloth boards. 8 3/4"w x 11"h. Approx. 400 pages.
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Lost Tomb of Alexander the Great

By: Chugg, Andrew

Price: $24.95

Publisher: London, Richmond Editions : 2005

Seller ID: 126796

ISBN-13: 9781902699622

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Near Fine

Clean and unmarked; tight binding. 317 pages. Slight wear to cover. Illustrated.
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Lost Tomb of Alexander the Great

By: Chugg, Andrew

Price: $13.26

Publisher: London, Richmond Editions : 2005

Seller ID: 130782

ISBN-13: 9781902699622

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 317 pages.
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Stories of the Persian Wars

By: Church, Alfred J.; Herodotus

Price: $65.00

Publisher: N Y, Hurst & Company : 1900

Seller ID: 135375

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Gray cloth boards with silver decoration and floral design. Attractive small format: 4 1/8"w x 6"h. 220 pages. Scribble to pastedown endpaper.
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Mummies, Disease and Ancient Cultures

By: Cockburn, Aiden; Cockburn, Eve (eds.)

Price: $24.95

Publisher: N Y., Cambridge University Press : 1984

Seller ID: 113751

ISBN-13: 9780521230209

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Ex-library copy with the usual stamps and markings. Interior pages clean and unmarked; tight binding. 243 pages. Many photos and illustrations.
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Reading the Maya Glyphs

By: Coe, Michael D. ; Mark Van Stone

Price: $14.50

Publisher: Thames & Hudson : 2005

Seller ID: 153075

ISBN-13: 9780500285534

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Fine

Book is in excellent condition, as new. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Illustrations throughout.
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Everyday Life in Babylon and Assyria

By: Contenau, Georges

Price: $17.50

Publisher: Norton : 1966

Seller ID: 153772

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Near Fine

Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 324 pages, contents include: Wild ass, Caravans, The toilet, Hair and beard, Masculine dress, Beer and palm-wine, Locusts, Anatolia, Business at Nuzu, Murashu of Nipur, Cost of living, Seller of songs, Khorsabad, Royal chariots, Music, dancing, Myths of Zu and the dragon Labbu, Myths of Adapa and Etana, etc. etc. Very detailed.
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Life Under the Pharaohs

By: Cottrell, Leonard

Price: $14.95

Publisher: London, Pan Books : 1957

Seller ID: 153745

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Near Fine

Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Pages are age-toned as the only flaw. Several pages of glossy b&w pics and illustrations. Chapters include: The land, the people and their gods, Houses and furniture, The Vizier gives a party, Lovers and freiends, The Pharaoh's army, magic and medicine, etc.
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Lion Gate, The

By: Cottrell, Leonard

Price: $16.50

Publisher: Pan Books : 1963

Seller ID: 151803

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Near Fine

Book is in excellent condition with light wear to covers only. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 8 pages b&w photos, Contents include: Tiryns of the great walls, Mycenae and Egypt, Dendra Cuirass, Sandy Pylos, Olympia, Delphi and the Bagnarotte, heseus, King Minos, Storm over Knossos, etc. The glue in this perfect bound book is over 50 years old and is likely fragile.
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Mountains of Pharaoh: 2000 Years of Pyramid Exploration

By: Cottrell, Leonard

Price: $16.50

Publisher: Pan Books : 1963

Seller ID: 151804

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Near Fine

Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. The glue in this perfect bound book is over 50 years old and is likely fragile. 8 pages b&w photos on glossy paper, maps. Contents include: Twilight of the gods, Herodotus and the rest, Pyramid puzzles, Belzoni opns the second pyramid, Fall of Signor Caviglia, Exploration by gunpowder, Les Pyramides Meuttes, Menes to Mycerinus etc.
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Category: Ancient History

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