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Philologus: Zeitschrift Fur das Klassische Altertum
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Philologus: Zeitschrift Fur das Klassische Altertum

by Albert Rehm and Johannes Stroux

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Dieterich'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1934. Hardcover. Like New. Supplementband 26. Bound in later black cloth. Fine binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. From the library of noted Medical Historian and Galen Scholar Owsei Temkin, with Dr. Temkin's signature on the title page.
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Envisioning the Temple: Scrolls, Stones and Symbols
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Envisioning the Temple: Scrolls, Stones and Symbols

by Roitman, Adolfo

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Jerusalem: The Israel Museum, 2003. English language edition. Very slight creasing to top edge of dustwrapper and some scratching to back panel of same. Original owner's gift message (blacked out) takes up most of f/ep, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Issued to accompany the exhibition of the same name held at the Spertus Gallery in 2003-04, deals with the Temple at Jerusalem, and with the ''Temple Scroll'' which was one of the Dead Sea Scrolls. 167pp, illustrated throughout, mostly in colour.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Lascaux: La Peinture Prehistorique ou la Naissance de l'Art.; (Les Grands Siecles de la...
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Lascaux: La Peinture Prehistorique ou la Naissance de l'Art.; (Les Grands Siecles de la Peinture)

by BATAILLE, Georges

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Geneva: Skira, 1955. Hard cover. Published Geneva: Skira, 1955. 4to., 9 3/4" x 11 1/4", 149pp., numerous tipped-in color plates throughout. Text in French. Green cloth with yellow titles. Very good. . Hard. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to.
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The Roman Port and Fishery of Cosa: A Center of Ancient Trade
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The Roman Port and Fishery of Cosa: A Center of Ancient Trade

by Anna Marguerite McCann

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Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1987. Signed first edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1987, first printing. 4to., 9" x 11 1/4", xxxiii+353pp. illustrated with maps and hundreds of b/w color plates. Inscribed by author to her parents, thanking them for sustaining her through the 22 years of work that went into the book. Copy of full page letter from author to publisher laid in. Offset from paper clip on title page. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. . Signed by Author. 1st. Hard. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to.
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L'Histoire Du Monde, De C. Pline Second, Collationee & Corrigee...&Enrichee d'Annotations En...
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L'Histoire Du Monde, De C. Pline Second, Collationee & Corrigee...&Enrichee d'Annotations En Marge...A Quoy'a Este Adjouste Un Traite Des Poix et Mesures Antiques, Reduites a La Facon Des Francois Par Antoine Pinet & Seigneur De Neroy....Derniere Edition

by Secondus Gaius Plinius [Pliny the Elder]; Pinet, Antoine [Translator]

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Cologne: De L'imprimerie Jacob Stoer, 1625. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo (super). Two volumes in one. Place of publication stamped out, with "Geneue" stamped below printer. On second title page, no placeof publication, but "Geneue" stamped in place. Bound in full vellum with red leather spine label, slightly raised bands. Text in French. Vol. I: [56] 533 p.p., plus table [219 p.p., unpaginated]; Vol. II: [22] 624 p.p. plus table [142 p.p. unpaginated]. Early doodles to front and rear boards. Vellum chipped to bottom corners with bruising to corners and spine ends. Doodles also to f.f.e. and fly leaves, with early ownership signature on title page of Vol. I. Light sporadic stains and smudges to pages. Some pages trimmed, with sporadic tears to edges and margins throughout. Noticeably on p. 103 (partially affecting text), and bottom corner of p. 441 in Vol. I, and in Vol. II small tear to p. 83 (partially affecting text), head of 167 and p. 361. Otherwise in very good condition. These two books… Read More
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The Cities and Cemeteries of Etruria; in Two Volumes
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The Cities and Cemeteries of Etruria; in Two Volumes

by DENNIS, George

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London: John Murray, 1848. RARE in the 1848 First Edition. c, (1,map), 530, (1, Errata, Catalogue), xiv, 555, (1, Errata) pages. Near Fine in contempoary half calf over buckram, edges of spines in gilt, top edges gilt, marbled end pages.End pages uniformly browned, light rubbing at edges, small bookseller's label front paste down bottom edge. Each volume with 5 maps, 2 fold-outs in Vol. I, one in Vol. II, all maps are Fine. Color frontispiece Vol. II. Both volumes profusely illustrated with wood engravings. With 2 pages of errata and a page of advertisements. SCARCE, Worldcat shows 12 institutional holdings all in Europe. Rare Book Hub shows no First Editions have been auctioned. . First Edition. Half Calf Over Buckram Boards . Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Nuova Raccolta delle principale Vedute Antiche e Moderne della citta di Roma
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Nuova Raccolta delle principale Vedute Antiche e Moderne della citta di Roma: New collection of ancient and modern views of the city of Rome

by Silvestro Bossi, Achille Parboni

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Very good set of 42 Roman landscapes in a rough binding of Venetian paper-covered boards. In the early 19th century, Italian publishers rushed to bring out collections of views of Rome for the tourist market.Engraved title page and 42 fine copperplate engravings of ancient Roman ruins and modern scenes drawn by Professor Silvestro Bossi and engraved on copper by Achille Parboni.Views include the Temple of Vesta, Temple of Venus and Rome, Arch of Septimius Severus, Tomb of Cecilla Metella, Saint Peter's Square, Arch of Titus, Pantheon, Gate of San Sebastian, Piazza del Popolo, temples, Roman baths, theatres, bridges, triumphal arches, plazas, fountains, etc.Silvestro Bossi was an Italian artist and printmaker active in the early part of the 19th century, specializing in landscapes of Rome and Naples.Achille Parboni was an engraver active in the early 19th century in Rome along with Pietro Parboni (1783 - 1841). The Parbonis engraved many books of views of Italian scenery, landscapes in Rome, Sicily,… Read More
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Monumenta Pompeiana
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Monumenta Pompeiana

by [Antonio Sogliano, Antonio Niccolini]

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Rare complete set of this monumental study of PompeiiComplete with 150 chromolithographic plates in elephant-folio size of wall paintings, statues, figures, furniture, graffiti, plaster-casts of bodies and views of ruins from ancient Pompeii.Originally published in five parts with 30 plates in each.Lithographed by D. Capri after G. Discanno, A de Simone, V. Mollame, V. Loria, S. de Stefani, A. Carelli, A. Magliano, and directed by Antonio Niccolini. Text by Antonio Sogliano, in Italian, German, English and French.Antonio Sogliano (1854-1942) was an Italian archaeologist. From 1906 to 1929, he was professor of the antiquities of Pompeii at the University of Naples Federico II.Antonio Niccolini was grandson of the architect and scenic designer Antonio Niccolini Sr. (1772-1850). Antonio Jr. also published the final two volumes of Fausto and Felice Niccolini's monumental book on the interior design of Pompeii, Le case ed i monumenti di Pompei (Houses and monuments of Pompeii), 1854-1897, after the… Read More
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The Ecclesiastical History Of Eusebius Pamphilus, Bishop Of Caesarea In Palestine, In Ten Books,...
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The Ecclesiastical History Of Eusebius Pamphilus, Bishop Of Caesarea In Palestine, In Ten Books, Translated From The Original By The Rev. C.F. Crusé, A.M., Assistant Professor In The University Of Pennsylvania, Fourth Edition, Revised And Corrected By The Author

by Cruse, C. F. / Eusebius Pemphilus

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Rev. R. Davis & Brother, Philadelphia, 1834; octavo, 480 pages; full leather. Christian Frederic Crusé’s landmark translation into English, directly from the original Greek, of the whole of Eusebius’s 4th century Ecclesiastical History, which has enjoyed a prominent position in the study of Church history scholarship for over 180 years. Additionally includes ‘Annotations On The Life And Works Of Eusebius’ (translated from Valesius by S. E. Parker), a Chronological Table, a ‘List Of The Order Of Episcopal Succession In The Prominent Dioceses Mentioned By Eusebius, and a complete Index, Very Good, original leather binding, raised bands, marbled end papers, marbled page edges. General external surface rubbing, moderate leather wear of the bottom edge of the spine panel, edge marbling darkened with age, spine title labels absent, binding tight, sound, square, text clean, crisp, and bright. An essential resource.
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Thucidides’ History, Eleutherios Venizelos Translation, In Greek
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Thucidides’ History, Eleutherios Venizelos Translation, In Greek

by Thucydides / Eleutherios Venizelos

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Ekdotikos Oichos Patris E.P.E., Athens, 1960; 8vo (7" x 9 3/4"), 520 pages; illustrated. Landmark translation of Thucydides’ fifth century B.C. History, from the original Classic Greek into Modern Greek, by eminent Greek scholar and statesman Eleutherios Venizelos, seven times Prime Minister of Greece, who was instrumental in the formation of the modern Greek State. Painstakingly written over a period of seven years, Venizelos’ translation is noted, among other aspects, for his use of katharevousa, a modern Greek style closer to classic Greek than the demotic vernacular, in order to correct later accretions and bring the language closer to that of Thucydides’ original. Copious commentary and analysis by Venizelos, plus substantive prefaces by Stefanos I. Stephanou, Dimitrios Kaklamanos, Andreas Mikalopotaos and Konstantin D. Stergiopoulos. Illustrated with frontispiece Venizelos portrait plate, five color fold-out maps, six full-page b&w photo plates of various associated Greek… Read More
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The Holy Land and Egypt & Nubia (3 volumes)
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The Holy Land and Egypt & Nubia (3 volumes): With 247 illustrations from paintings by David E. Roberts.

by David Roberts

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New York: Rizzoli International, 2000. 3 vol. hardcovers in slipcase. very good/very good. Complete 3 Volume 29.21 x 10.16. Set with Slipcase. Volume 1: The Holy Land, 319 pp.; Vol. 2: Egypt and Nubia, 287 pp.; Vol. 3: The Life, Works and Travels of David E. Roberts, 31 pp. - With 247 illustrations from paintings by David E. Roberts. - All 3 volumes bound in full tan cloth with gold lettering. Includes tan cloth slipcase with color pictorial boards and gold lettering to spine. - A Fine Set in a Fine Slipcase. *( Additional postage may be required). David Roberts is considered one of the most expressive painters and historical record keepers of the nineteenth century, and The Holy Land and Egypt Et Nubia collects his portraits of two of the world's most eternally fascinating regions. In 1838, Roberts traveled from his native Scotland to the Holy Land and Egypt, where he created classic paintings of the monuments, cities, landscapes, and people. After his return to Scotland, lithographs of these 247… Read More
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The Religion of the Ancient Celts
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The Religion of the Ancient Celts

by J.A. MacCulloch

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J.A. MacCulloch - The Religion of the Ancient Celts - Edinburgh, T&T Clark, 1911 - First Edition - Hardcover - 399pp - 23x15 cmCondition Very Good - The cover is looking great for such an old book. Name inside, some occasional spotting and a few notes/underlining (especially the first chapters) but most of the book is clean with a solid binding.In this book J.A. MacCulloch presents a different view of the ancient Celts as he dives into their mysterious world. The book touches on the sagas, worships, festivals, influencers, magic, and the transition of eras from Pagan to Christianity, and ideals. Providing a cultural investigation into why they once worshipped mountains, knolls, rivers, lakes, forests, and how the druids who were the ritual providers of the time were seen as shaman, priest, and magician who officiated over sacred rites and spaces for the dead.One of the most complete and referred books about this subject and impossible to find as First Edition, it seems this books hasn't been available… Read More
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A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE WORLD'S GREAT NATIONS FROM THE EARLIEST DATES TOTHE PRESENT TIME;...
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A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE WORLD'S GREAT NATIONS FROM THE EARLIEST DATES TOTHE PRESENT TIME; THREE VOLUME SET

by CHARLOTTE M. YONGE

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UNITED STATES: T. N. JAMES & CO., 1884 RARE, VERY NICE THREE BOOK SET, LIGHT TAN HARD LEATHER COVERS. WEAR EDGES AND ON SPINE, FIRST BLANK PAGE INSIDE VOLUME I AND III LOOSE, OTHERWISE TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. TERRIFIC ARTWORK AND ILLUSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT. GOLD PRINT, BLACK AND RED COLOR IN SPINE DESIGN. LARGE, HEAVY BOOKS WITH SET WEIGHING 13.4 POUNDS. GREAT DETAIL ON ALL NATIONS. VOLUME I GREEK, ROMAN AND GERMAN HISTORY. VOLUME II GERMAN, FRENCH AND ENGLISH HISTORY. VOLUME III ENGLISH, AMERICAN AND APPENDIX. Charlotte Mary Yonge (18231901) was an English novelist, who wrote in the service of the church. Her abundant books helped to spread the influence of the Oxford Movement and show her keen interest in matters of public health and sanitation. Her work is mostly out of print. Yonge's work was widely read and respected in the 19th century. Among her admirers were Lewis Carroll, George Eliot, William Ewart Gladstone, Charles Kingsley, Christina Rossetti, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, and Anthony… Read More
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Manuscript Found in Accra
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Manuscript Found in Accra

by Coelho, Paulo

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2013. Signed limited edition. Hardcover. Near fine. SIGNED. 190pp. Octavo [20.5cm]. Red boards with title stamped in gilt on spine and gilt illustration on front board. In a mildly soiled illustrated slipcase. Signed by the author in blue ink on a tipped in front flyleaf. Coelho's signature blend of fantasy and inspiration has earned a worldwide fanbase. His novels are published in more than 88 languages, and sold in more than 170 countries.
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From Catalhoyuk to the Present: Anatolian Motifs / Catalhoyuk 'ten Gunumuze: Anadolu Motifleri
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From Catalhoyuk to the Present: Anatolian Motifs / Catalhoyuk 'ten Gunumuze: Anadolu Motifleri

by Erbek, Mine

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Ankara: Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture, 2002. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Folio. 217 pages, indexed. Hardcover in black and gold pictorial boards. Binding has light wear. White price sticker and a silver label on rear cover. Illustrated endpapers. Text is clean. One page has the text in Turkish, the other page has the text in English.
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