Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1962. 8vo. 363 pp. A history of the English Renaissance through the works of its major figures. Owner's name in ink on fpd, purple stamp on fpd and tp. Book is very slightly bowed with minor soiling to spine and back cover. Heavy highlighting only.....
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1968. 8vo. 128 pp. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped. Light soiling to covers of dj. Small tear to edge of dj, sticker to spine of dj. Foxing to fore-edge, foxing to edges of dj. Pages clean, binding tight. "This book deals with scientists.....
London: G.G.J. And J. Robinson; Leigh and Sotheby; and R. Faulder, 1791. 8vo. 270 pp. Rebound with new endpapers. Rubbing, soiling to boards, corners bumped. Pencil writing to fep. Foxing to title pages and lighter to other pages. Light soiling throughout. Page edges chipped. Text block wrinkled. Pages have offsetting.....
Athens: Ekdotike Athenon, 1988. 8vo. 80 pp. Contains a large fold-out map of the site of Delphi. Light wear to cover, pages slightly yellowed at edges. B&w and color photos and drawings. A guide to the ancient Greek oracle site.
Geneva: Editions Ferni, 1978. Hardcover. 9 volumes, approx. 300 pp per vol. 8vo. Black quarter leather w/ decorative gold cloth boards, t.e.g, yellow ribbon bookmarks sewn in. English edition. Minor shelfwear to some vols, lt soil to textblocks of 2 vols. Interiors clean, bindings tight. Each vol. has b&w plates.....
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1926. 8vo. 465 pp. Hardcover. Spine & corners slightly bumped; spine sunned, gilt faded. Folding maps in color (Near Fine). Some shaking to spine but binding holding. Light foxing to textblock edges, sm light pencil writing to fpd & some very light soiling scattered to.....
New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997. 254 pp., 4to. Hardcover. "Outstanding individuals have the whole world as their memorial." - Pericles. 42 essays about the lives of outstanding, ancient Greek personalities, including: Plato, Sappho, Aesop, Aristotle, Hippocrates, Zeno, Alexander the Great & more; spanning 700 B.C. to 200.....
New York: St. Martin's, 1993. First edition. 8vo. 176 pp. Book and dustjacket are in excellent condition. First edition.
London: Gerald Duckworth & Co., 2000. 47 pp + 44 plates; 20 pp + 34 plates. Paperback. Reprint of the 1907/ 08 eds. Shelfworn, sl. creasing/ scuffing to covers. Lt. soil to textblock. Interior clean, binding tight.
New York: Discovery Books, 1999. First edition. 216 pp., squarish oblong 4to. Hardcover in dj. First edition. Published to coincide w/ the Discovery Chanel special. Illustrated w/ 200+ full-color photos, reproductions of art, drawings, maps, underwater expedition images, & more. Binding sturdy. Po stamps to pds. Textblock clean & crisp.....
Baltimore & London: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002. First edition. 334 pp., 8vo. Hardcover in dj. First edition. Arethusa Books. "...uses the concept of 'the gaze,' derived from psychoanalytic criticism, to examine literary, visualm & material evidence that reveals the contributions of ancient Rome to the development of Western subjectivity.....
Cleveland and New York: World Publishing Co., 1963. First edition. 301 pp., 8vo. Cloth hardcover. First edition. Illustrated w/ photographs. Slight soiling, flexing & edgewear to boards. Some sunning, soiling, shelfwear, cocking & shaking to spine but binding sturdy. Slight soiling to textblock edges. Pgs clean & crisp.
Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2003. 400 pp., 8vo. Paperback. Slight scuffing, edgewear & very light soiling to covers & spine. Some bumping to spine ends. Some soiling to textblock edges.
Cambridge and New York: Heffer / Barnes & Noble, circa 1966. 382 pp., 8vo. Hardcover. German & English text. A collection of studies on Alexander the Great by Lionel Pearson, Victor Ehrenberg, Helmut Berve, G. Walser & others. Slight sunning & wear to boards & spine; heavy sunning to spine.....
New York: Palgrave, 2005. 252 pp., 8vo. Paperback. Textblock rippled w/ some soiling to covers. Binding tight & pgs clean.
London: Quercus, 2010. 224 pp. 4to. Boards in dj. Sl. wear to dj edges. Sl. wear to book sp. foot. Interior clean and tight. "A Complete Guide to the Great Civilizations from Egypt and Sumer to the Romans and the Incas."
Boston and New York: Bulfinch Press, 1996. Unpaginated. Square 4to. "A three-dimensional celebration of Egyptian mythology, culture, art, life and the afterlife." Light shelfwear to boards. Includes pop-ups, mask, models, game, book etc.
Athens: CHAT. square 8vo. 324 pp. Wraps rubbed, wraps worn at edges. Black and white and color photos. First in a series of books put out by CHAT (Compagnie Hellenique d'Autocars Touristiques) to introduce the foreign visitor to an actual understanding of the Greek culture.
London: The Folio Society, 2005. 583 pp. 8vo. Leather in slipcase. Slipcase worn and scuffed, bumping to corners. Book in fine condition. Top edge silver. Introduction by A. R. Birley. Engravings by Sue Scullard.
Dorset: Firebird Books, 1988. 192 pp. 4to (small). Hardcover in dustjacket. Minor bumping to spine head and upper fore corners of both book and dj. Plates by James Field.
Philadelphia: Thomas Cowperthwait & Co., 1847. 4to. 12 maps (Some maps are insets). Quarter-bound green leather over boards. Heavy edgewear & some chipping to boards & spine; sticker residue to front board. Twelve page index. Foxing, page edges brittle; wrinkling to eps. Israel, Egypt, Roman Empire, Ancient Greece, Asia. (title.....
New York: The New American Library, 1964. First edition. 338 pp., 8vo. Hardcover in dj. First edition. An Nal-World Book. An illustrated history of the mighty civilization that ruled over the Mediterranean world for centuries; filled w/ b&w photos & line drawings. Faint shelfwear to boards. Slight shaking to spine.....
Philadelphia: 1822. 8vo. 6 volumes. Rebound. Foxing to pages. With 4 folding maps.
Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1971. 8vo. 315pp. Light soiling to covers; light creasing to foot corner of front cover. Description of the emergence of history as a discipline & a glimpse into life in ancient Greece.
Warminster, England: Aris & Phillips Ltd, 1998. 172 pp, 8vo. Cloth in dj. Very slight bumping to edges, tobacco odor. Else fine. Pages clean, crisp, bright; binding tight. Dj lightly edgeworn w/ tanning to top tips of flaps; overall v. clean, crisp, sturdy. Ancient Greek text alongside English translation and.....
