Category: Ancient History

Fairly beat-up; appears to be children's text; upper spine has small tear, binding is loose but still impressively intact, back cover has felt pen emblem, about 10 pages heavily underlined, the rest clean, illustrated endpapers, occasional illus. throughout. Detailed contents pages 319 pages. Includes a few lined papers with a child's lessons.
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Greek Mythology

By: Hathorn, Richmond

Price: $87.95

Publisher: American University of Beirut : 1977

Seller ID: 106499

ISBN-13: 9780815660484

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fair

Binding is loose but still hanging together. Looks like it was dropped off a table or two; nice black leather(ette?), too. Otherwise very clean with a few marks to the text in pencil. 422 pages.
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World of the Ancient Maya, The

By: Henderson. John S.

Price: $14.95

Publisher: Cornell Univ Pr : 1981

Seller ID: 151885

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

Book is in excellent condition in lovely 3/4 orange cloth HB covers, 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. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, two small edge tears. heavily illustrated with b&w photos, maps line drawings. Contents include: Maya, Mesoamerica, Preclassic, farmings, preclassic, Izapan, lowlands, Sula plain, Tayasal, Naco, etc.
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Herodoti Historiae; Vols. I & II [Oxford Classical Texts]

By: HERODOTUS, Hude, Carolus (ed.)

Price: $35.95

Publisher: Oxford : 1963

Seller ID: 151823

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Two Volume set: Vol. I : books 1 - 4, Vol. II: books 5 - 9. Vol. I has a bend in the page block: not affecting reading but is notable, Vol. II is in excellent condition in every respect. Bindings are solid exteriors show no other blemishes, texts/interiors are clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jackets show light signs of shelf wear only, no tears. Text is in Greek with Intro in Latin
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The Barbarian Invasions of the Roman Empire: Volume 1, The Visigothic Invasion

By: Hodgkin, Thomas; Heather, Peter (intro.)

Price: $24.95

Publisher: London, Folio Society : 2000

Seller ID: 123271

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 644 pages. In very good slipcase with 2 1/2" x 1 1/2" layer of printed paper peeling off.
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Shaping Ceremony: Monumental Steps and Greek Architecture (Wisconsin Studies in Classics)

By: Hollinshead, Mary B.

Price: $64.95

Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press : 2015

Seller ID: 153880

ISBN-13: 9780299301101

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

Book is in excellent condition with embossed print at spine. 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, one 1/4" tear top edge. 233 pages with b&w plates from p. 107 --172 with modern b&w photos of locations accompanied by maps of that same area and floorplans and/or architectural drawings: elevations, detail drawings, landscape design drawings, etc., very detailed. Offering a fresh approach to ancient Greek architecture, Shaping Ceremony fo...
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Odyssey of Homer, The

By: Homer; T.E. Shaw (trans)

Price: $12.50

Publisher: Oxford / Galaxy : 1956

Seller ID: 151819

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows light wear only, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Books 1 - 24, 327 pages, text is in English.
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The Iliad of Homer: A Line for LineTranslation in Dactylic Hexameters

By: Homer; William Benjamin Smith and Walter Miller

Price: $50.00

Publisher: N Y, Macmillan : 1945

Seller ID: 154154

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full blue cloth boards with gilt decoration. Tears on worn dust jacket. Front free endpaper has been removed. Illustrated with the classical designs of John Flaxman.
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Han and T'ang Murals: Discovered in tombs in the People's Republic of China and copied by contemporary Chinese painters

By: Jan Fontein

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Boston, Museum of Fine Arts : 1976

Seller ID: 145203

ISBN-13: 9780878461028

Binding: Oversize Paperback

Condition: Near Fine

Book is in excellent condition with very light shelf wear 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. 131 pp., illus. mostly b&w, some color. Cataloge of an exhibition organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, in cooperation with the Liaison Office of the People's Republic of China, Washington, D.C. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 141 paintings illustrated and described.
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Getting Old in Ancient Egypt

By: Janssen, Jac J.; Rosiland, M.

Price: $30.00

Publisher: London, Rubicon Press : 1996

Seller ID: 148718

ISBN-13: 9780948695476

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 168 pages.
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Letters from Pompeii

By: Jashemski, Wilhelmina Feemster

Price: $125.00

Publisher: Ginn & Company : 1963

Seller ID: 148178

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Book shows 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. 154 pages, color cartoon illustrations, photos, line drawings, floorplans, with color map endpapers. Inscribed by author on front end paper.
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Jewish War, The

By: Josephus; Williamson, G.A. (trans, Intro.)

Price: $17.50

Publisher: Penguin : 1959

Seller ID: 151927

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Fine

Book is in excellent condition with a small bump top spine as only flaw. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 415 pages with maps at back four appendices. Publisher's page reads "First Published 1959." Impressively clean.
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Phaistos Hagia Triadha Gortyn

By: Kanta, Athanasia

Price: $24.95

Publisher: Athens, Greece, Adam Editions : 1998

Seller ID: 110816

ISBN-13: 9789605002459

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Near Fine

A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. Text in English. Many color photos. 143 pages. Fold-out plan of the site.
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The Celtic Heroic Age: Literary Sources for Ancient Celtic Europe and Early Ireland and Wales

By: Koch, John T. (ed.)

Price: $28.50

Publisher: Malden, Massachusetts, U.S.A., Celtic Studies Pubns : 1997

Seller ID: 129720

ISBN-13: 9781891271045

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Good

Book shows very light wear to covers, corner are curled, three pages marked in pen, otherwise text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind.
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Games for the Gods : The Greek Athlete and the Olympic Spirit

By: Kondoleon, Christine; Herrmann Jr., John J. ; Bill Littlefield

Price: $27.50

Publisher: MFA Publications / Museum of Fine Arts, Boston : 2004

Seller ID: 152328

ISBN-13: 9780878466801

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

Book is in excellent condition with black cloth covers, 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 save previous owner's sticker in front section of the book. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears, wrapped in clear protective cover. Oblong format, 201 pages, heavily illustrated with full color photos moslty of ancient ceramic ware: plates, vases, oil containers, bronze and stone sculpture, intersperced with modern photos of similar events. Map at front, lots...
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Bioethics: Ancient Themes in Contemporary Issues

By: Kuczewski, Mark G. & Ronald Polansky (eds.)

Price: $13.26

Publisher: Cambridge, MA, The MIT Press : 2002

Seller ID: 134658

ISBN-13: 9780262611770

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 304 pages. Edge wear to cover.
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Before the Indians

By: Kurten, Bjorn; Newman

Price: $25.00

Publisher: N Y, Columbia University Press : 1988

Seller ID: 152904

ISBN-13: 9780231065825

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full maroon cloth boards. 8 1/2"w x 10 3/4"h. 158 pages. B&w illustrations.
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Egyptian Mysteries: New Light on Ancient Knowledge (Art and Imagination)

By: Lamy, Lucie

Price: $14.95

Publisher: Thames & Hudson : 1997

Seller ID: 148925

ISBN-13: 9780500810248

Binding: Oversize Paperback

Condition: Near Fine

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 96 pages. Many photos and illustrations.
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Saga of Themistocles

By: Lenardon, Robert J.

Price: $22.50

Publisher: Thames & Hudson : 1978

Seller ID: 153771

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

Book is in excellent condition, appears unread. 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. 35 illustrations, 4 maps, contents include: Salamis: a hero's glory, Fortification of Athens and Piraeus, Themistocles flight, The Persian king, Xerxes, didrachms, Battle of Salamis, etc.
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Category: Ancient History

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