HISTORY / Ancient / General Books

Harmondsworth: Penguin Classics, 1963. Virgil's classic - authored in the first century B.C. - an epic history of Rome's founding by the Trojan prince Aeneas, describing that conflict followed by the Trojans's escape to Italy where they settled and laid the foundations of Roman power - a civilized ruler of nations in which human affairs are determined by both humans as well as gods. Softcover, contains a list of variations from the Oxford text, glossary of names, maps, genealogical chart of the royal house... more information

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A fascinating history of the Spanish city of Barcelona, from ancient times to the present, with many little known and interesting facts and events interwoven; contains numerous illustrations, bibliography, index. Hardcover with price-clipped dust jacket, 573pp. A very nice copy.. ISBN: 0-394-58027-3. First Edition (stated). Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. European History, Ancient City, Spain, Barcelona, Cities, Spani... more information

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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997. A careful mathematical 'decoding' of the Holy Bible, the author presenting a compelling case in positing that the words and passages are actually arranged in secretive number-based encodings, mainly intended to predict future events; contains numerous charts, tables, graphs, index. Hardcover with dust jacket, 264pp. A really nice copy of the First Printing of the First Edition.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cryptography, Encoding, Code... more information

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New York: E. P. Dutton & Co. Inc., 1974. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A companion guide to the major ancient Greek architectural sites and an introduction to ancient history, the text accompanied by countless beautiful illustrations, an excellent historical reference tool. Hardcover with dust jacket, 216pp. A very nice copy.. ISBN: 0-525-11810-1. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Greece, Greeks, Ancient History, Hellas, Hellenes, Athens, Sparta, Architecture, A... more information

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New York: Stein & Day, 1973. Now a classic in this field, a detailed, fascinating survey of the influences that have shaped mankind's diet throughout history and prehistory, from early cultivation and husbandry through modern mass production and the 'Green Revolution', with many interesting facts and anecdotes. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains countless illustrations, maps, bibliography, source notes, indexed, 448pp., d.j. shows mild general edgewear. A decent copy.. ISBN: 0-8128-1437-1. BCE. Hard Cov... more information

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London: Oxford University Press, 1966. An historical tour of pre-colonial Africa from earliest times to the advent of the Europeans, discussing the various cultures, peoples, and their cirumstances. Wraps, illustrations, maps, 103pp., covers show light wear with a scribble to right corner of front cover, interior pagination shows underlinings. A very good reading and working copy.. Fourth Printing. Wraps. Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Africa, Africans, African History, Culture, Civilization, Blac... more information

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New York: Penquin Classics, 1988. The Roman historian Rufus's classic biography of Alexander the Great and history of his military campaigns, social policies, political dispensations, much more, reflecting very well a highly turbulent era and interposing a profound moral study in the spirit of Livy. Softcover, contains bibliography, notes, appendices, maps, 332pp. A very nice copy.. ISBN: 0-14-04-4412-2. Second Printing. Soft Cover. Near New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ancient History, Biography, Autobiog... more information

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San Francisco: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1981. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A lively, imaginative history of horses, their riders, and how both have helpted to shape Western divilization, the author blending together historical fact, folklore, and much thoughtful speculation whilst taking the reader through some ten thousand years of human experience. Hardcover with dust jacket, 173pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free Brodart plastic protector.. ISBN: 0-06-2508... more information

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New York: Henry Z. Walck, Inc., 1972. FIRST PRINTING of the First Paperback Edition. A fine introduction to this science field, offering a history of its origins, growth, and development, surveying the great archaeologists and their achievements and methods, the purpose of this science, much more. Softcover, contains illustrations, further readings list, indexed, 127pp. Rare.. ISBN: 0-8098-3109-0. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Illus. by Martin Simmons. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Archaeo... more information

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New York: Walker and Company, 1962. A discussion of the historicity of the Jewish people, analysing their roots in the ancient Middle East, the construction of the Jewish societies of ancient Israel and Judea, their conflicts with the neighboring peoples, the development of monotheism and the trinity of God, Jews, and the land Israel, Torah and Talmud, the Disapora following their subjugation, their role in Europe and America, the re-establishment of Israel, much more. Translated from the French by Yvette ... more information

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Boston: Ginn & Company, 1891. A presentation of Shakespear'es classic with much commentary by Rev. Hudson, with emphasis presented relating to his theory that the play was originally crafted by Ben Johnson and later adapted by Shakespeare. Hardcover, 205pp., boards show general wear, binding loosening, pagination clean and bright. Rare.. Former Owner Inscription & Signature. Hard Cover. Fair+/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Literature, Plays, Ancient History, Rome, Romans, Julius Caesar. ... more information

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Heidelberg: Kurt Vowinkel Verlag, 1943. Published by the Nazis during World War Two, a scholarly survey of the art and sculpture of ancient India, discussing the historical and racial underpinnings of the various religions and peoples of the region - especially the ancient Aryans - the 'high culture' they produced, and its lager evolution under succeeding peoples and cultural-artistic imperatives. German text throughout. Softcover, 18-page essay, with forty-eight color plates, one map, covers show some di... more information

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1969. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). The fascinating story of the patient and extensive scientific work of the Danish Archaeological Expedition - of which the author has been the field director for fifteen yerars - uncovering overwhelming evidence of an extensive high civilization older than Sumer, located along the Persian Gulf between Mesopotamia and India - known to the Sumerians and the Babylonians as 'Dilmun', the legendary land of immortality referred to in A... more information

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New York: Bloomsbury, 2002. FIRST PRINTING of the First U. S. Edition (stated). An interesting study of Halloween from its probable origins in mystic Celtic times through to modern incarnations, exploring its evolution, how it has been celebrated in different times and today - and why - profiling a wide range of cultural phenomena and what it bespeaks of our national psyche in different periods. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains illustrations, notes, indexed, 224pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly... more information

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Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1977. Standard-sized map of Europe and portions of North Africa on one side, the other side a map displaying information on Celtic Europe showing historical sites, economic activity, resources, etc., beautifully produced and as new, suitable for backing and hanging on a wall or just for handy portable reference. Rare.. Map. As New. Large Format. Maps, Geography, National Geographic Society, Europe, North Africa, Celts, Keltic, Kelts, Ancient European History. ... more information

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Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1981. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. Another great NGS volume, this surveying the history and culture of the Aztecs, explaining their rites, customs, religion, the catastrophe to them of the invasion of the Spaniards under Hernan Cortes, the doings of their modern descendants, much more. Hardcover, contains illustrations, maps, additional readings list, indexed, 199pp. A nice copy, with only a few tiny dents to front board. Rare.. ISBN: 0-87044-362-3. ... more information

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Boulder: Westview Press, 1975. First Printing of the First American Edition. A scholarly survey of the mysterious Indo-European 'Hittite' people of Anatolia in Asia Minor (present day Turkey), their history, economic activity and culture, the archaeological evidences of their existence and life patterns, the neighboring peoples with whom they interacted, and their ultimate destruction by the equally mysterious 'Sea People' around 1200 B.C.; contains glossy illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. Hardco... more information

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New York: Newsweek Books, 1976. A study of the nature and development of myths and myth-based systems of belief and tradition throughout the world, expressions of the subconscious, archetypes, and various psychological yearnings in response to universal needs to explain the inexplicable and to lend order to the cosmic, as well as to celebrate certain human experiences. Edition and printing not given, First? Large-format hardcover with dust jacket, contains illustrations, bibliography, indexed, 192pp., d.j... more information

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New York: Joint Commission on Education and Cultivation, 1965. An analysis of the Book of Acts from the New Testament of the Bible, the individual passages and their meanings and intent, the overall perspective of the work, how individual Christians should relate to it, much more. Presumed First. Wraps, contains maps, further reading list, glossary, 128pp., book shows some creasing to covers.. ISBN: 65-15721. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Holy Bible, New Testament, Book of A... more information

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Middlesex (England): Penguin Classics, 1983. The famous and timeless Greek classic. The wanderings of Odysseus after the Trojan War, his adventures and heroic struggle against monsters, beasts, and the Gods themselves. Companion to Homer's "The Iliad". Translation by E.V. Rieu. Softcover, 365pp. A very nice copy.. ISBN: 0-14-044001-1. Former Owner Stamp. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Literature, Ancient History, Greeks, Greece, Odysseus, Trojan War, Homer, Odyssey. ... more information

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