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THE GREAT SIEGES OF HISTORY- A New Edition, with the addition of Delhi and Lucknow by Captain...
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THE GREAT SIEGES OF HISTORY- A New Edition, with the addition of Delhi and Lucknow by Captain Thomas Spankie (Bengal Retired List)

by William Robson

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London- UK: Routledge, Warne & Routledge, 1859. THE GREAT SIEGES OF HISTORY- William Robson- Illustrated with Engravings- A New Edition, with the addition of Delhi and Lucknow by Captain Thomas Spankie (Bengal Retired List).. Routledge, Warne & Routledge- London-UK-1859-1st Edition- Hardcover:-12mo- VG/ no dj as issued- original and true 1st Edition with mauve cloth and gilt titles on cover and spine, with gilt crest of Brighton College- 681pp + 2pp ads are clean, no tears or writing- 7 full page engravings + frontis in b&w- any advertised books with less than these 8 gravures is either missing one or is not a 1st Edition- Book is jsut what it says...and it covers over 100 of the greatest sieges throughout history- Very scarce this nice!- Only 8 World cat holdings- Non-fiction-history-war-sieges-illustrated (3107) . 1st Edition-Revised. Illustrated Cloth. VG/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Illustrated. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Satyrae
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Satyrae

by PERSIUS, Flaccus Aulus

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1499 Mantuanus Poetry + 1507 Satires of Persius Post-Incunable Satyrae ROME Roce

Along with Juvenal, Persius was one of the greatest 1st century Roman satirists. His works consisted of elements of stoicism and were greatly influenced by Horace and Juvenal, in fact the satires of both Juvenal and Persius are often found published together. In his 'Satires', Persius sought a few major philosophical ideas:
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important questions to ask the gods
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the meaning of life
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the importance of gaining knowledge
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freedom through Stoicism
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the proper use of money

This 1507 post-incunable printing of Persius's 'Satyrae' was published in Paris by Jean Barbier and Denis Roce. This edition was edited by Giovanni Britannico, a 15th-century grammarian who is best known for his edition of Persius.

This book is bound with another early Roce printing of Baptista Mantuanus poetry. Mantuanus was a Carmelite poet whose 15th-century works were influential during the Protestant… Read More
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Cornelii Nepotis Vitae excellentium imperatorum: observationibus ac notis commentariorum,...
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Cornelii Nepotis Vitae excellentium imperatorum: observationibus ac notis commentariorum, quotquot hactenus innotuêre, illustratae... index rereum & verborum praecedenti multo auctior & emendatior.

by NEPOS, Cornelius

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1675 Cornelius Nepos Lives ROME Roman Lawyers Philosophy Rhetoric Hackiana

Cornelius Nepos was a 1st-century BC Roman author whose works have mostly all been lost. However, his one surviving work is "Excellentium Imperatorum Vitae" which is a collection of biographical descriptions of Roman and foreign leaders. According to Roberts, this work details
"Roman kings, generals, lawyers, orators, poets, historians, and philosophers."

This rare 1675 printing is a rare edition by Hackiana, features an added, engraved title page, and is bound in impressive vellum.
Item number: #8171
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NEPOS, Cornelius
Cornelii Nepotis Vitae excellentium imperatorum: observationibus ac notis commentariorum, quotquot hactenus innotuêre, illustratae... index rereum & verborum praecedenti multo auctior & emendatior.
Ludg. Batavorum: Ex Officina Hackiana, anno, 1675.

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Collation: Complete with all pages
o [30], 339 (i.e. 439), [41]
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References: Roberts, Selected Lives from Nepos
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Reliquiae Hearnianae; or, The Remains of Thomas Hearne, M.A., of Edmund Hall.  From Extracts from...
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Reliquiae Hearnianae; or, The Remains of Thomas Hearne, M.A., of Edmund Hall. From Extracts from His MS. Diaries, Collected, with a Few Notes. In Three Volumes ( Fine Binding by Matthews )

by Hearne, Thomas; Bliss, Philip

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Second Edition, Enlarged
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London: John Russell Smith, 1869. RARE in fine bindings signed by Matthews ( William Matthews (1822-1896), the most prominent American bookbinder at that time). Full polished calf, the backs richly gilt with red and green morocco labels lettered in gilt, marbled end papers, top edges gilt, gilt inner dentelles, frontispiece engraved portrait Vol. I. Near Fine, scant rubbing to boards, a quite lovely set. With 2 pp. typed scholar's notes on Hearne's biography, one page tipped at front end page Vol. I, the other page laid in. Small seller's label rear end pages. Thomas Hearne (1678 -1735) was an English historian and antiquarian whose editions of English medieval chronicles were important sources for later historians.. Second Edition, Enlarged. Full Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Illus. by Jacket- E McKnight- Kauffer. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Athènes et les Athéniens
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Athènes et les Athéniens

by Barthélemy, J.-J.

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Notes et introduction par Eugène Muller. 235 pp. 24,5x16,5 cm. "Voyages dans la Grèce ancienne" / Librairie Ch. Delagrave, Paris, 1894.
--- Cloth-bound (Prix municipal), with gilt lettering and decoration on front cover and spine. Some wear and marks of discoloration on the covers. Pages and engravings are clean, unmarked. Very tight binding.
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Ancient Classics for English Readers; Complete Set, 28 Volumes Bound in 14
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Ancient Classics for English Readers; Complete Set, 28 Volumes Bound in 14

by Edited by the Rev. Lucas Collins, M.A.

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London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1873. SCARCE in the complete 28 volume set, and in lovely condition. Published from 1873-1882. Overall a Near Fine set bound in quarter vellum over red buckram, red morocco labels lettered in gilt, edges dyed red, the charming period bookplates of Elizabeth Mackintosh along with her name stamp. Light wear to boards, small period bookseller's labels rear paste downs, the most noticeable flaw a 1/2" tear to vellum at bottom edge of spine to one volume. Three volumes with fold-out maps, NF (small crease) to Fine. Publisher's 16 pp. advertisement at end of Homer volume. Titles are: Iliad and Odyssey; Hesiod, Theognis and the Greek Anthology; Plato and Lucian; Aristotle and Demosthenes; Aeschylus and Sophocles; Euripedes and Aristophanes; Herodotus and Xenophon; Thucydides and Livy; Ovid, Catullus, Tibulus and Propertius; Caesar and Tacitus; Cicero and Pliny; Juvenal, Plautus and Terence; Lucretius and Pindar; Virgil and Horace. This multi-volume set will… Read More
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Birdman Of Alcatraz
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Birdman Of Alcatraz

by Gaddis, Thomas E.

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First Printing Thus
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Gaddis, Thomas E.: Birdman Of Alcatraz, The Story of Robert Stroud .1955 Random House 1st. Edition. BIOGRAPHY. True crime, Ornithology. Stated First Printing Thus Exlib. Good- condition. Spine is a bit cocked. No Dust jacket is included. "The fantastic true story of the prisoner with the longest record of solitary confinement in the United States – who became a leading authority on birds." The original source material for the gripping American film starring Burt Lancaster. Will ship from Oregon.
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Mourning Becomes Electra, A Trilogy
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Mourning Becomes Electra, A Trilogy

by O'Neill, Eugene

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O'Neill, Eugene: Mourning Becomes Electra, A Trilogy (1931 First Edition, Horace Liveright, Inc. w/Dj) DRAMA. Three Plays, or parts: Homecoming, The Hunted, The Haunted. RARE. Used. Very Good Condition/ Good- Original unclipped dust jacket. Original Cover Price is $2.50. Jacket has some loss at the spine. Now protected by mylar wrap. Please see our photos. Plot Summary: "Mourning Becomes Electra is a story styled after the Greek legend and the title refers to how the lead character is condemned to a life of mourning the disasters that befall her family. In the Greek legends, Electra is the sister to Orestes, and they are the children of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon."
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 6 volumes complete
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 6 volumes complete

by Edward Gibbon

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J J Tourneisen, 1787. Hardcover. Pages generally clean with light/Fine leather binding, with raise. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon. 6 volumes complete 1787, printed by J J Tourneisen. 1st revised edition. Printed for sale by Pissot in Paris. Fine typography, English textFine leather binding, with raised spines and gold emboss decoration. Pages generally clean with light foxing throughout all volumes. Bindings all tight, boards have bumps to corners. Volume 2 missing front cover, and volume five separated front cover, and partial separation to rear cover. Leather still supple and smooth to touch.
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Dictys Cretensis, de bello trojano, et Dares Phrygius, de excidio Trojae.
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Dictys Cretensis, de bello trojano, et Dares Phrygius, de excidio Trojae.

by DICTYS, Cretensis

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1630 Dictys of Crete Trojan War Roman Mythology + Aurelius Victor History Rome

Dictys of Crete was the supposed author of a diary or journal of the events of the Trojan War. 'De Bello Trojano' was written in six distinct fictional parts much of which was repeated from Homer's 'Iliad'.
This miniature tome includes a separate work by Aurelius Victor, a 4th-century Roman historian. His book 'Historia Romana' comprises accounts of the origins and establishment of Rome, mythology, and reigns of notable emperors such as Augustus Caesar and Theodosius.

Item number: #14622
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DICTYS, Cretensis

Dictys Cretensis, de bello trojano, et Dares Phrygius, de excidio Trojae.
Amsterodami : G. Blaeuw, 1630.

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'Dictys Cretensis': [12], 196
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'Sexti Aurelii Victoris': [2], 31-96
Lutetiae Parisiorum: Thiboust &, Esclassan, 1696.
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Ban and Arriere Ban: A Rally Of Fugitive Rhymes
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Ban and Arriere Ban: A Rally Of Fugitive Rhymes

by Lang, Andrew

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Andrew E. Lang , a rare book of his poetry. Ban and Arriere Ban USED. 1st Edition, 1894, Longman's Green and Co. Deckle edge, tanning. Beveled green boards with gold gilt ornamentation. The Author's name appears in gold at the front lower right.board. . 118 pages. Illustrated by Henry Justice Ford. illustrator of the Fairy Books. Per wiki "Arrière-ban, in French customs, is a general proclamation whereby the king summons to war all his vassals and their vassals. To the Provost of Paris belongs the convoking and commanding of the arrière-ban. In the Medieval usage, arrière-ban denoted a general levy, where all able-bodied males were summoned into arms. List of contents available upon request.: ."Many of the verses of this collection appeared in magazines prior to appearing here". INCLUDES ORIGINAL FIRST EDITION PUBLISHERS STATEMENT, 4 3/8 x 2 3/8: "Messrs Longmans intend this book to be sold to the Public at the advertised price and supply it to the Trade on terms which will not allow discount."… Read More
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The Aesop For Children With Pictures By Milo Winter
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The Aesop For Children With Pictures By Milo Winter

by Aesop; Milo Winter (Illustrator)

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DUST JACKET ONLY. NO BOOK IS INCLUDED The Aesop For Children (1919 unclipped Rand McNally Dust Jacket Only) QUITE RARE. 27 X 11 7/8 Orange/Red First Edition unclipped DUST JACKET ONLY. dimensions are: 27 X 11 7/8 . Original price $2.00, from Rand McNally & Company. USED. Good condition. Orange dust jacket ILLUSTRATED BY MILO WINTER. SHOWS SOME WEAR. A NICE FIND.
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Les Decorations Murales de Pompei
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Les Decorations Murales de Pompei: a l'Usage des Artistes, des Ecoles Industrielles et des Amis de l'Antiquite

by Emile Presuhn

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Two volumes of Presuhn's souvenir books with 75 vibrant chromolithographs of wall paintings discovered in PompeiiLes Decorations Murales de Pompeii, 1878.With 24 chromolithographs after original drawings by Geremia Discanno, lithographed by Victor Steeger, and 51 pages of text in French translated from the German by A. Giraud-Teulon. Bound with Choix des Plus Belles et Interessantes Peintures de Pompei, avec Plan de la Ville, 1882With 50 chromolithographs after original drawings by Emile Presuhn and Geremia DiscannoAlong with wall paintings from all four eras of design, the plates depict floor mosaics, portraits, statues, plaster-casts of bodies, and plans of houses and the excavations. Presuhn (1844-1881) was a German archeologist who lived and worked in Italy for almost decade from 1870 publishing books illustrating the latest murals, mosaics and discoveries made in the excavations in Pompeii. Discanno (1839-1907) was an Italian artist and painter who worked in Naples and Pompeii.Red cloth binding… Read More
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The Adventure of Wrangel Island

The Adventure of Wrangel Island

by Vilhjalmur Stefansson

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The Adventure of Wrangel Island, Alaska (1925 Macmillan 1st Edition) HISTORY OF ALASKA. The story of the (unsuccessful) attempted colonization of Wrangel Island Alaska. EXLIB. Good Condition/ No DJ included. Fold-out map affixed to binding. 413 pages plus appendix, Index. Titling is still bright. A clean, solid copy. Scarce.
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Ancient Manuscript Cuneiform Tablet from Baghdad
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Ancient Manuscript Cuneiform Tablet from Baghdad

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The ancient tablet from Baghdad (modern Iraq), Mesopotamia. Cuneiform IS a logo-syllabic script that was used to write several languages of the Ancient Near East. The script was in active use from the early Bronze Age until the beginning of the Common Era. It is named for the characteristic wedge-shaped impressions (Latin: cuneus) which form its signs. Cuneiform was originally developed to write the Sumerian language of southern Mesopotamia (modern Iraq). Cuneiform is the earliest writing system.Item will be shipped in a specially designed and reinforced package. DHL shipping included. If you have any additional questions, feel free to contact us!
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