HISTORY / Europe / Italy Books

Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1923 Partly in the original Latin and partly in translation and drawing on two authors - Sallust and Cicero. With an introduction, notes and a vocabulary. Neat unmarked copy.. Cloth. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ... more information

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London: Alan Sutton, 1991. 172pp.. ISBN: 0862998778. Revised Edition. Cloth. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. GREAT BRITAIN_HISTORY_TO 449 GREAT BRITAIN_POPULATION. ... more information

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NY: Macmillan & Co., 1972 Publisher's full burgundy cloth, gilt lettering and blind-stamped decoration on spine. 466 pp. Illustrated with B&W photographs and several fold-out genealogical charts. A vivid account of the English-Jewish aristocracy: Cohens, Rothchilds, Goldsmids, Montefiores, Samuels, Sassoons, and many others. This is an excellent copy, tight and square, with no ownership marks. The unclipped dust jacket is in Brodart cover which was previously taped to the covers, leaving ma... more information

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Marshall Cavendish, 1969 A brief introduction to Ur, the Hittites, Persians, Babylonians etc. Clean copy.. Laminated Boards. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ... more information

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Privately Printed, 1958 A privately printed re-issue of a book originally written in the second century AD about hunting which "shows the profound understanding of the hound mind that is characteristic of all great Masters of Hounds". A very nicely produced book in brown cloth with a picture of a hound in gilt on the front cover, and a silk bookmark. The typeprint is rather crude though. This copy is in excellent condition, uninscribed, unfoxed and strongly bound, and has a complete jacket, very s... more information

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Harvard University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1969. Hardcover. 0674189507 . Dustjacket is protected in mylar. Rubbing to DJ has cause colour loss along spine. Edgewear to DJ. Light foxing to textblock. ; Plus pull-out map and 57 b&w plates. This is the first general study of Roman Dalmatia to appear for more than eighty years, and it draws extensively on the recent research of Yugoslav and other European scholars. Introductory chapters deal with the Roman conquest and organization o... more information

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Harvard University Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1969. Hardcover. 0674189507 . Rubbing to DJ has cause colour loss along spine and edges. Light Edgewear to DJ. Former owner's name on ffep. ; Plus pull-out map and 57 b&w plates. This is the first general study of Roman Dalmatia to appear for more than eighty years, and it draws extensively on the recent research of Yugoslav and other European scholars. Introductory chapters deal with the Roman conquest and organization of the provi... more information

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The Trustees, 1922 First reprint of the British Museum guide to The Book of the Dead, "the title now commonly given to the great collection of funerary texts which the ancient Egyptian scribes composed for the benefit of the dead." 43pp booklet in yellowed and stained covers but with a good solidly bound interior, clean apart from one biro'd note against one of the illustrations.. Card. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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G W Carleton, 1882 "Being brief but succinct information concerning the prominent names in classical history and mythology together with the most conspicuous incidents associated with them. Good clean solid copy.. Cloth. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ... more information

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Chatto & Windus. Very Good. 1973. Softcover. 0701119683 . One line is underlining in pen in the text. No other markings except previous owner's name on title-page. Book has minor shelfwear with one chip to bottom of wraps and back corner. ; 222 pages; "Technical progress, economic growth, productivity, even efficiency have not been significant goals since the beginning of time, " declares M. I. Finley in his classic work. The states of the ancient Mediterranean world had no recognizab... more information

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MacDonald An enthralling picture of the people who created the great civilisation of Egypt which lasted over 3000 years. For 11+ children.. Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ... more information

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George Allen & Unwin, 1929 Tidy,, square copy of the play "translated into Engish rhyming verse with explanatory notes by Gilbert Murray". The text has been annotated with production notes and edits in pencil throughout.. Cloth. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ... more information

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Routledge. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1992. Hardcover. 0415042291 . 0.94 x 9.21 x 6.38 Inches; 292 pages; Domitian, Emperor of Rome AD 81-96, has traditionally been portrayed as a bloodthirsty tyrant, responsible for bringing a "reign of terror" to the throne. Yet The Emperor Domitian challenges these beliefs, showing him to be an able, meticulous administrator, a reformer of the economy, and an architectural genius, who, with his massive building program, insured that that Rome would be be t... more information

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Routledge. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1992. Hardcover. 0415042291 . 0.94 x 9.21 x 6.38 Inches; 292 pages; Domitian, Emperor of Rome AD 81-96, has traditionally been portrayed as a bloodthirsty tyrant, responsible for bringing a "reign of terror" to the throne. Yet The Emperor Domitian challenges these beliefs, showing him to be an able, meticulous administrator, a reformer of the economy, and an architectural genius, who, with his massive building program, insured that that Rome would be be t... more information

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Routledge. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1992. Hardcover. 0415042291 . Book has very minor shelfwear. ; 0.94 x 9.21 x 6.38 Inches; 292 pages; Domitian, Emperor of Rome AD 81-96, has traditionally been portrayed as a bloodthirsty tyrant, responsible for bringing a "reign of terror" to the throne. Yet The Emperor Domitian challenges these beliefs, showing him to be an able, meticulous administrator, a reformer of the economy, and an architectural genius, who, with his massive building program,... more information

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T Fisher Unwin, 1887 Part of the Story Of Nations series. Good solid copy in green decorated cloth.. Decorative Cloth. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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Milan: Electa, 1999. 400 g; 104 pages, illustrated with black-and-white, and colour reproductions of artworks and photographs, includes a map and several diagrams. Translated into English by Colin Swift. The book shows no damage. The book covers of Nero's royal palace, the Pavilion on the Oppian Hill, the works of art, and an essay on the rediscovery and visiting.. no Indication. Softcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Various. 8 vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Archaeology -- Roman. ... more information

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Indiana University Press. Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1975. Hardcover. 0253320801 . Corners and edges are bumped. Front cover shows signs of creasing. Former owner's bookplate. Dustjacket has moderate chipping along top. Dustjacket has small nicks and tears. ; Book discusses the origins of the Etruscans, their place in the history of Italy and the Mediterranean, aspects of the civilization including life in the cities, the political and social organizations, religion, literature and art, life ... more information

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Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2001 221 pp. Cover has wear along edges and on corners, also has a crease running down centre of rear panel (as do the last five pages).. Reprint. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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Harvard University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1981. Hardcover. 0674165314 . Dustjacket has minor shelfwear and rubbing. One small bump to bottom corner. Minor Shelfwear to book. ; This study of the Roman Empire in the age of Constantine offers a thoroughly new assessment of the part Christianity played in the Roman world of the third and fourth centuries. Mr. Barnes gives the fullest available narrative history of the reigns of Diocletian and Constantine. He analyzes Constantine's r... more information

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