New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1954. First editiojn. 8vo. Cloth. 370 pp. Dust jacket is chipped at head and hhe; and lower corners and shows some rubbing along backstrip and hinges, else very good in a good plus dust jacket. (more information)

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Leiden : E. J. Brill, 1986. Tall 8vo. Wraps. 126 pp. Back strip slightly rubbed, ubbed at corners, else very good. (more information)

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Cambridge, MA : The Belknap Press of Harvard University, 1962. Small 4to. Cloth. xiii, 449 pp. Illustrated in b/w. Dust jacket price-clipped, with some slight sun-fading to spine, else very good plus in a very good good dust jacket. (more information)

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Detroit, MI : Wayne State University Press, 1999. 8vo. Cloth. 369 pp. B/w illustrations. Like new. Near fine, in a near fine dust jacket. Before the Civil War, Lois Bryan Adams was a well-known Michigan poet and editor. In 1863 she left Detroit for Washington, D.C., where she was one of the first employees of the United States Department of Agriculture. In addition to her government position, Adams was a regular correspondent for the Detroit Advertiser and Tribune. Adams was a concerned and observant reporter whose columns covered politics, war news, hospital and relief efforts, African-American issues, the Agriculture Department, and the attractions and amusements of the nation’s capital. Adams’s descriptions provide a seldom-encountered view of the Civil War era. Her commentaries show her to be an insightful reporter and provide a fascinating look into this important period of history. (more information)

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New York : Newcomen Society of the United States, 1986. First printing. 8vo. Stapled wraps. 24 pp. B/w illustrations. Very good plus. One in a large series of lectures published by the American Newcomen Society. (more information)

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Chester, CT : Globe, Pequot Press, 1981. First edition. 8vo. Cloth. 301 pp. Inscibed and dated on front free endpaper by the author. Dust jacket lightly rubbed along backstrip, else very good in a very good dust jacket. (more information)

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Berkeley : University of California Press, 1996. 4to. Cloth. xvii, 579 pp. Very light shelfwear. Very good plus in like jacket. (more information)

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Champaign IL : University of Illinois Press, 2004. First edition. 8vo. Cloth. xi, 288 pp. With occasional black and white illustrations Small red mark on rear of dustwrapper where a sticker was inexpertly removed, review copy policy statement affixed to front free endpaper, else very good plus in a very good plus dust jacket with faults as described. (more information)

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Roma : n p, 1938. Small folio59 pp of text, photographs, maps and illustrations of the italian army under mussolini during the p1920’s and 1930’s. An impressive piece of fascist military propaganda with excellent production values. Head and heel of spine bumped, slight toning to paper, authors calling card paper-clipped to front free endpaper. Overall very good. Text in Italian. (more information)

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Oxford : Heinemann / California / UNESCO, 1989. 8vo. Cloth. xxxi, 861 pp. Several b/w illustrations. Volume VI of UNESCO's General History of Africa. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. (more information)

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Albany : State University of New York Press, 1980. 8vo. Green buckram. xix, 255 pp. Rubbing to head and heel, a few scuffs to front board, else very good. (more information)

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Pittsburgh : Dorrance Publishing Company, 1995. First edition. 313 pp. Illustrated with several black and white photographs throughout. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. (more information)

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Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, 1993. First edition. 8vo. Cloth. 413 pp. With occasional black and white illustrations. Light soiling to dust jacket, else very good plus in a very good dust jacket. (more information)

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Hagerstown, MD : The Mail Publishing Company, 1888. 8vo. Cloth. 452 pp. Inscribed by the author on the second blank: “To my pal: | Charles L. Gifford, | with compliments of | the author, | F. Vernon Aler | October 30, 1925.” Light to moderate shelfwear and rubbing to extremities. Corners lightly bumped. Gilt titles to front board and backstrip fading, with a small scrape to the cloth at the backstip. Light toning to edges. Very good. (more information)

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New York : Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, Inc., 1957. 8vo. Cloth with d/j. vii, 300 pp. Inscribed by the author “To His Excellency Bishop Fulton J. Sheen in reverence & affection!” Edgewear and a small tear to dustjacket; also, a small amount of soil to front of d/j. Bumping to head and heel of spine. Overall, very good in good plus d/j, with faults as noted. (more information)

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Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 1972. 8vo. Cloth. xxxviii, 168 pp. B/w illustrations. Light shelfwear. Some occasional marginalia. Jacket lightly soiled with some edgewear. Very good in a very good dust jacket. (more information)

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Heidelberg : Universitatsverlag C. Winter, 2000. 8vo. Wraps. 79 pp. Text in German. One b/w illustration and a map. Very good plus. (more information)

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London and Boston : Routledge and Kegan Paul, (1974). The Provinces of the Roman Empire," Glen Bowersock, editor. Small square 4to. Cloth. 413 pp. 58 b/w plates at rear. Map intact. Out of print. Previous owner’s name on front free endpaper, else very good in very good dj. (more information)

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Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2000. 8vo. Cloth. xiii, 449 pp. Broad in scope, this book is one of the first to offer both a full account of punishment in antiquity and an examination of the political stakes of democratic punishment. Near fine book in a very good plus dust jacket. (more information)

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Boston : Thomas Todd Company, 1923. 8vo. Green ribbed cloth. vii, 132 pp. Illustrated with frontispiece and 17 other b/w illustrations. Light rubbing to extremities, else very good. (more information)

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Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2002. First English language edition. 8vo. Cloth. 378 pp. Near fine in a very good plus dust jacket. As new. (more information)

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Moscow : Progress Publishers, 1981. 8vo. Cloth. 160 pp. Illustrated with several black and white photographs. Dust jacket chipped at head and corners, previous owner’s embossed stamp on front free endpaper, else very good plus in a very good dust jacket. (more information)

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New York : Newcomen Society in North America, 1980. 8vo. Wraps. Staple bound. 20 pp. Illustrated in black and white. Very good plus. One of a long series of lectures published by the American Newcomen Society. (more information)

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New York : Newcomen Society in North America, 1983. First printing. 8vo. Stapled wraps. 52 pp. B/w illustrations. Very good. One in a large series of lectures published by the American Newcomen Society. (more information)

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Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, (2001). 8vo. Paper-covered boards. xiii, 290 pp. Very good plus in like dust jacket. (more information)

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Boston : Marshall Jones Company, 1932. 8vo. Quarter-cloth over paper-covered boards. 178 pp. With several black and white illustrations. Exlibrary copy withdrawn from the library of the Episcopal Theological School , Cambridge Massachusetts. Call number in white on spine, bookplate on front pastedown endpaper, and withdrawn stamps on front pastedown, title page and copyright page. Slight rubbing to head, heel and lower extremities, corners bumped and frayed, else a very good reading copy. (more information)

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Honolulu : University Press of Hawaii, 1981. 8vo. Cloth. ix, 315 pp. Top-edge lightly dust soilled, else very good plus. (more information)

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Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 1959. 8vo. Cloth. 320 pp. Extremities rubbed. Dust jacket price-clipped, toned, and edgeworn, with several medium sized chips and small tears. Very good in a very good minus dust jacket. (more information)

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Berlin : Alfred T”pelmann, 1966. Reprint of l929 edition. 8vo. Cloth. viii, 131 pp. Text in German. "Religionsgeschichtliche Versuche und Vorarbeiten." Extremities lightly rubbed, previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Very good. (more information)

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London : Methuen & Co., 1929. Small 8vo. Cloth. 212 pp. Out of print. Illustrated with 12 black and white photographic plates. Title and author in gilt on spine. Shelfwear, bumped corners, toned pages, cocked spine, front and rear hinges tender, previous owner’s name in blue ink on front free endpaper, else good plus. (more information)

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