Young Readers

Berkley 1999. Near Fine Oversized Trade Paperback. The very slightest edge wear of wraps - else Fine. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. Bob Brier, Ph.D., one of the nation's most respected Egyptologists, specializes in the study of disease in the ancient world and has conducted autopsies on many ancient mummies. Illustrated. more information

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Chartwell 1998. Fine Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Pictorial laminated binding. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. With a host of carefully chosen color illustrations accompanying a concise text, Celtic Myths and Beliefs provides a stimulating introduction to the fascinating world of the pagan Celts. more information

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Phaidon First Edition 1980. Near Fine Tall (4to) Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Buckram binding with gilt lettering. A faint trace of edge spotting - else Fine. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. A visual treat for all lovers of the past, this book contains thirty picture-essays which illuminate and convey the variety and range of ancient cultures by taking the reader on an eye-catching tour around some of the world's great archaeological sites, such as the Acropolis or the Inca fortress city of Machu Picchu, or by focusing on the high points of the ahievements of a culture such as the pyramids of Egypt or the sculptures of West Africa. Richly illustrated. more information

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Bonechi (Florence) English Edition 1977. Fine Oversized Softcover. Stiff paper pictorial wraps. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. "This study aims at giving a living impression of Pompeii as it was two thousand years ago." Richly illustrated. more information

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Oxford University Press First Edition 1997. Fine Oversized Trade Paperback. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. A fascinating new picture of the Celts. Superb analysis of the archaeological reality of the Celtic Iron Age. Generously illustrated with twenty pages of colour plates, over two hundred other illustrations and line-drawings, and many new maps. more information

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Dorset Sixth Printing 1988. Fine Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. "The pyramids of Egypt have remained one of the oldest and most puzzling mysteries of mankind. Until now, no one, Egyptologists included, has satisfactorily explained how the pyramids were built." Illustrated. more information

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Duncan Baird Second Printing 1999. Fine Tall (4to) Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Small corner creasing of a front endpaper. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. A richly illustrated introduction to this extraordinary culture, presenting the art in all its glory, ranging from the breathtaking pyramids and monumental temples to wallpaintings, magnificently sculpted statues of kings, queens and deities, and royal jewelry of exquisite intricacy. more information

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Barnes & Noble 2000. New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. From the ascension of Augustus to the division of the eastern and western empires in 364, SICK CAESARS investigates the illnesses that led to the rise and fall of the Roman emperors - and, to some extent, the Roman Empire itself. Illustrated. more information

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M. Evans 1992. Fine Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. Michael Grant's biography sets the man in his period. It covers his life from the early days in Rome, dominated by Sulla, Pompey, and Crassus, through his campaigns in Europe and Africa, to his final years as dictator. Illustrated with Maps. more information

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Castle 2004. New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. Here is an unforgettable portrait of a striking woman and her extraordinary life and rule. more information

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ibooks 2001. New Unread Trade Paperback. Unmarked. This book traces the course of Greek history from the Minoan and Mycenaean kingdoms to the rival city-states of Athens and Sparta to Alexander the Great’s empire and the rise of Rome. Illustrated. more information

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Ballantine Second Printing 1994. Fine Oversized Trade Paperback. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. From Greek steam engines to Roman fire-engines..Aztec chewing gum to Etruscan false teeth..earthquake detectors in China to electric batteries in Iraq..stone age brain surgery to middle age hand grenades..the pharaohs' canals to the Cretans' lavatories..here's a lively and fascinating look at the genuine wonders of the past! Illustrated. more information

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BasicBooks Fifth Printing 1996. Fine Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. "Not Out of Africa combines a learned demolition of various 'politically correct' historical fantasies with a thoughtful inquiry into questions of historical method and of academic freedom. Anyone perplexed by multicultural education should read it." ___Arthur Schlesinger,Jr. more information

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ibooks / Simon & Schuster. New Unread Trade Paperback. Unmarked. The Way of Alexander the Great is an extraordinary book that in one volume pulls together the scattered images of Alexander and his life and presents them with the color and drama characteristic of his time. Illustrated. more information

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Pan 2002. New Unread Trade Paperback. Unmarked. This is the astonishing story of the skulduggery that went on in the Valley of the Kings between the wars... more information

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Virgin Books 2004. New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Unmarked. Graham Phillips makes a thorough examination of Alexander’s incredible life, military campaigns and stormy relationships - familial and romantic - and draws up a list of suspects, each with the motive, means and opportunity to have murdered the great man. Illustrated. more information

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Newsweek Book Division 6th Printing 1978. Near Fine Tall (4to) Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Soft leathette binding with slight wear. A trace of very faint edge spotting. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. A well illustrated history of Rome's most impressive ruin depicting the gory gladiatorial games, the martyrdom of early Christians, the successive sacks of Rome by marauding barbarian armies, the desecration and partial dismantling of the arena itself, and finally its preservation as a world-famous tourist attraction. more information

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Oxford University Press 2003. Fine Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. Classicist Elizabeth Speller tells the story of the most powerful man on earth in the early second century against a background of his travels and intrigues. more information

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Wrens Park 2000 . New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Decorative laminated binding. Unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. From Julius Caesar’s invasion in AD 55 to the unexpected end of Roman rule and the collapse of society in the early fifth century, Britain played a key part in the Roman empire and the effects of occupation were profound and long-lasting. Illustrated. more information

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Wrens Park 2000 . New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Decorative laminated binding. Unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. From Julius Caesar’s invasion in AD 55 to the unexpected end of Roman rule and the collapse of society in the early fifth century, Britain played a key part in the Roman empire and the effects of occupation were profound and long-lasting. Illustrated. more information

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