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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

By: BAKER, Simon

Price: $9.00

Publisher: United Kingdom, BBC Pubns: 2007

Seller ID: 043563

ISBN: 1846072840

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: VG+

TV tie-in to a BBC program. "Rome is revealed as it really was - gritty, magnificent and sometimes pretty sordid. Splendid stuff." 447 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 20 cm. Bright, clean and unmarked. Tight, square binding, light spine creases otehrwise near new. Weight, 324g.
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Robert Ballard's Bismarck

By: BALLARD, Robert D.; ARCHBOLD, Rick

Price: $20.00

Publisher: USA, Chartwell Books: 2007

Seller ID: 1008

ISBN: 0785822054

Binding: Cloth

Condition: As New

This book recreates the story of the British navy's sinking of the "Bismarck" and includes an account of the high-tech hunt for the "Bismarck" that culminated in its rediscovery. Originally published in 1990 by Warner Books. "Germany's greatest battleship surrenders her secrets"--Jacket. "A Chartwell Books/Madison Press book." 231 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 29 cm. An 'as new' copy - bright, fresh and unmarked, in a similar, unclipped dustjacket. Unpacked weight, 1.230kg. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and ...
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Vanished Civilizations: From the Ancients to Easter Island

By: BARBIER, Jean Paul

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, New York, U.S.A., Editions Assouline: 2002

Seller ID: 041676

ISBN: 2843232465

Binding: Stiff Card Wrappers

Condition: As New

Art of Vanished Civilizations from the collections of the Musee Barbier-Mueller of Geneva, Switzerland. Originally published in French under title:'Civilisations disparues'. Wonderfully illustrated. 431 p. : col. ill., maps ; 22 cm. Preface by Jean-Francois Revel. A very attractive copy just about 'as new' - bright, clean and unmarked , still very fresh. Weight, 1.152kg.
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Yuan Jun Miao: Archaeological Excavation at the Yellow River Reservoirs: Report No. 4 [with an English Abstract]

By: BEIJING UNIVERSITY

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Beijing, Cultural Relics Publishing House: 1983

Seller ID: 31551

Binding: Cloth Spine, Hard Boards

Condition: VG+

A Report on Archaeological excavations at the Yellow River Reservoirs. Report No. 4, with an Abstract in English [pp160-1] . Chinese text [except for Abstarct]. 161pp, 54 photo plates at back. Cloth spine with green paper covered hard boards. Small ink name/chop to ffep, otherwise unmarked. Slight wear to boards at tips. Weight, 700g.
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Yuan Jun Miao: Archaeological Excavation at the Yellow River Reservoirs: Report No. 4 [with an English Abstract]

By: BEIJING UNIVERSITY

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Beijing, Cultural Relics Publishing House: 1983

Seller ID: 31552

Binding: Wrappers

Condition: Good Very Good

A Report on Archaeological excavations at the Yellow River Reservoirs. Report No. 4, with an Abstract in English [pp160-1] . Chinese text [except for Abstarct]. 161pp, 54 photo plates at back. Green paper wrappers. Unmarked. Slight wear to foot of spine. Weight, 380g.
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Myths and legends : Viking, Oriental, Greek

By: BELLINGHAM, David; WHITTAKER, Clio; GRANT, John

Price: $12.00

Publisher: London, New Burlington Books: 1992

Seller ID: 041568

ISBN: 1853484261

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

he material in this book previously appeared in 'An introduction to Viking mythology', 'An introduction to Greek mythology' and 'An introduction to Oriental mythology'. 208 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. Bright, clean, unmarked copy with a tight, square binding and no wear to the cloth.. The unclipped dustjacket is neraly similar. Large. heavy book weighing 1.125kg.
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Stonehenge

By: BERGSTROM, Theo

Price: $8.50

Publisher: London, Bergstrom + Boyle Books: 1974

Seller ID: 13341

ISBN: 0-903767-00-7

Binding: Printed Card Wraps

Condition: Very Good

A picture book with b&w photos by Theo Bergstrom, and a short history by Lance Vatcher, with maps and illustrations. Unpaginated. Bright interior with a sound binding. Covers show a little wear to edges.
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A Manual of Ancient Geography : for the Use of Schools

By: BEVAN, William Latham

Price: $75.00

Publisher: London, John W. Parker and Son: 1852

Seller ID: 051443

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Good Very Good

Compact but comprehensive view of Ancient Geography. iv, 153 pages ; 17 cm. Spine title, gilt: 'Ancient Geography'. Includes index. Publisher's advertisements: [4] p. at end of volume. No maps or illustrations. Interior is clean and quite bright, no foxing. Binding is tight and square, hinges excellent. Cloth shows some surface rubbing and light wear. Pictures available. Weight, 175g.
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Konig Salomo: Vom Brudermorder Zum Friedensfursten

By: BEYER, Rolf A.

Price: $12.50

Publisher: Germany, Gustav Lubbe: 1993

Seller ID: 31319

ISBN: 3785706693

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

German language account of King Solomon. 344pp, photo illustrated, diagrams, maps. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding, no wear to cloth. Nearly similar, unclipped dustjacket. Weight, 560g.
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Looking for Dilmun

By: BIBBY, Geoffrey

Price: $12.50

Publisher: New York, Alfred A. Knopf: 1969

Seller ID: 23385

Binding: Cloth Boards, Gilt Titles

Condition: Near Fine

Personal narrative of the discovery of a fifth great ancient civilization, hitherto totally unknown, to rival the 5,000 year-old glories of Egypt, Babylon, Sumer and the Indus Valley. 383pp, illustrated. Book is bright, clean and unmarked, with a tight square binding and no wear to red cloth. Dustjacket has edge wear, tape repair etc., but still looks quite presentable. Weight, 860g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always available. Shipped well packed. [Maximum postage ...
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Guide to Bogazkoy

By: BITTEL, Kurt

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Ankara, Archaeological Museum of Ankara: 1968

Seller ID: 20366

Binding: Printed Card Wraps

Condition: VG+

Guide to the archaeological resouces in the vicinity of Bogazkoy in Turkey. 79pp, illustrated in b&w and in color, maps. Bright, clean copy with a sound, stapled binding. Small ink name to top margin of front wrap. Weight, 130g.
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Roman Britain and Early England, 55BC - 871AD

By: BLAIR, P. Hunter

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Lombard, IL, Cardinal/Sphere Books: 1975

Seller ID: 24642

ISBN: 0351153187

Binding: Card Wrappers

Condition: Near Fine

Careful analysis, based on recent excavations [prior to 1963] and aerial photographs, of the cultural and economic life of the period. 'History of England' (Thomas Nelson & Sons), volume 1. xii, 292 pages plates, maps, plans 23 cm. Interior is bright, clean and unmarked as is the exterior. Binding is tight and square with only a faint, hairline crease to the spine. Weight, 295g.
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The Etruscans

By: BLOCH, Raymond

Price: $9.95

Publisher: New York, Frederick A. Praeger: 1969

Seller ID: 11200

Binding: Cloth, Gilt Titles

Condition: Near Fine

A volume in the series 'Ancient Peoples and Places'. Story of one of the 'mystery peoples' of the ancient world. 260pp, 79 photographs, 38 line drawings, 3 maps. Bright, clean copy with a very sound binding. unmarked. Dustjacket has faded spine and a little wear at head of spine and to top edge.
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Bloss' Ancient History : illustrated by colored maps, and arranged to accompany a chronological chart, for the use of families and schools

By: BLOSS, C. A.

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Rochester & New York, William Alling, Rochester, NY : Saxton & Miles, 205 Broadway, NY: 1845

Seller ID: 694

Binding: Full Leather

Condition: Good Plus

Ancient history to the Fall of Rome in 476AD. [Preserved by the, 'Harvard social studies textbooks preservation microfilm project, 00315'. v, 427 pages : illustrations, four double page maps ; 20 cm. Text is clean, pages white. Some very light pencil notes and marks to the margins is noted. Light foxing to the endpapers. Binding is tight. Boards connected but a little tender in places. Leather shows wear in parts. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always available. Shipped...
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Ancient Scotland

By: BLUNDELL, Nigel

Price: $15.00

Publisher: London, Promotional Reprint Co: 1996

Seller ID: 047706

ISBN: 1856483711

Binding: Laminated Pictorial Boards

Condition: Fine

Beautiful, pictorial tour of the Ancient monuments and buildings of Scotland. 144 p. : ill. (some col.), map, ports. ; 31 cm. Book is bright, fresh and unmarked - 'as new'. Unclipped dustjacket is nearly similar with a small tear at the foot of the spine, closed, on the inside, with acid-free tape. Large and quite heavy weighing 947g.
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Greek Civilization: From Euripedes to Alexandria

By: BONNARD, Andre

Price: $12.50

Publisher: London, George Allen and Unwin: 1961

Seller ID: 10050

Binding: Cloth

Condition: VG+

Third and last volume of Bonnard's comprehensive study of Greek civilization covering the period of decline. Translated from the French. 288pp, photo illustrated. Book is very clean with bright interior and sound binding, unmarked. Dustjacket is very clean and quite bright with a little edge wear and a 1.5" closed margin tear.
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Greek Civilization from the Iliad to the Parthenon

By: BONNARD, Andre

Price: $12.95

Publisher: London, Allen and Unwin: 1958

Seller ID: 08799

Binding: Cloth

Condition: VG+

'The best popular introduction to Greek civilization' - Professor J. A. K. Thomson. Translation of: 'La civilisation grecque' by A. Lytton Sells. 199 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. Bright, clean interior. Unmarked except for ownership details to the ffep. Tight, square binding, no wear to the cloth. Unclipped dustjacket show some light edge wear, otherwise veryclean. Unpacked weight, 619g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Canadian GST included. Imag...
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The legionary fortress of Caerleon-Isca : a brief Account

By: BOON, George C.

Price: $9.00

Publisher: Wales, National Museum of Wales: 1987

Seller ID: 26201

ISBN: 0720003156

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: Near Fine

Brief account of the ruins of the Roman Legionary Fort at Caerleon in South Wales. 71 pages : illustrations in b&w, maps, plans on folded leaf attached to inside cover (some color) ; 21 cm. Bright, clean and unmarked. Lower corner crease to first three leaves otherwise about 'as new'. Weight, 183g.
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Palestine

By: BOULTON, W. H.

Price: $19.50

Publisher: London, Sampson Low, Marston & Co.:

Seller ID: 17889

Binding: Cloth, Gilt Titles

Condition: Good VG

History of Palestine with an emphasis on its archaeology and biblical connection. Undated, circa 1930s. Small signature to ffep states 'Mt. Carmel, [19]45'. 184pp, photo illustrated. Bright, clean interior. Sound binding, no wear to hinges. Minor wear to black cloth boards, and spine darkened. Weight, 350g.
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Cleopatra

By: BRADFORD, Ernle

Price: $12.95

Publisher: London, Penguin USA: 2000

Seller ID: 15067

ISBN: 014139014X

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: VG+

Biography of Queen Cleopatra of Egypt, died 30BC. First published in 1978. 279 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Interior is bright, clean and unmarked. Binding is tight and square with no spine creasing. Slight wear to edges of wrapper. Weight, 700g.
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Category: Archaeology & Ancient History