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The Conquest of Wessex in the Sixth Century

By: COPLEY, Gordon J.

Price: $35.00

Publisher: London, Phoenix House Ltd.: 1954

Seller ID: 27714

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Near Fine

The author sheds light on Britain in the fifth and sixth centuries and, the conquest of Wessex, an important era in the formation of England. 240pp, photo illustrated, maps. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding. Only faint traces of wear to cloth at tips etc. Dustjacket, in brodart, is bright and clean but with abottom 2.5" of spine lost and chips at head of spine and parts of top edge. Weight, 550g.
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The First Emperor of China: The Greatest Archeological Find of Our Time

By: COTTERELL, Arthur

Price: $8.95

Publisher: New York, Holt, Rinehart and Winston: 1981

Seller ID: 08058

ISBN: 0-03-059889-3

Binding: Cloth, Gilt Titles

Condition: About Fine

Outlines the discovery of the First Emperor of China's Tomb. 208pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and in color. Very clean, bright copy with solid binding and unclipped dustjacket. Weight, 8 4g.
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The Wreck of the Henrietta Marie: An African American's Spiritual Journey to Uncover a Sunken Slave Ship's Past

By: COTTMAN, Michael

Price: $9.00

Publisher: U.S.A., Crown/Harmony: 1999

Seller ID: 1955

ISBN: 0517703289

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

The Wreck of the Henrietta Marie explores the African slave trade by telling the story of the only slave trading merchant ship sunk in American waters whose site has been discovered and researched. xxiv, 242 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Book is bright, clean and unmarked still fresh. Tight, square binding, no wear to the boards. Uncclipped dustjacket is nearly similar except that there is a tiny, 'v' shaped chip [repaired] to the top edge of the rear panel. Weight, 393g.
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The Mountains of Pharaoh: 2,000 Years of Pyramid Exploration

By: COTTRELL, Leonard

Price: $9.00

Publisher: London, Book Club Associates: 1975

Seller ID: 09144

Binding: Cloth, Gilt Titles

Condition: Near Fine

Story of 2,000 years of the study of Egypts great pyramids. originally published in 1956. 272pp, photo illustrated. Book is very clean with firm binding. Dustjacket is clean with a little wear to the bottom edge and the head of the spine.
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The Tiger of Ch'in : how China became a Nation

By: COTTRELL, Leonard

Price: $12.50

Publisher: London, Evans Brothers: 1962

Seller ID: 037730

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

History of ancient China from the Old Stone Age down to the unification of China under the Emperor Shih-Huang-ti known as the Tiger of Ch'in, about 200 BC. 224 pages, [9] leaves of plates : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. Book is very bright and clean and is unmarked. Tight, square binding, no wear to the red cloth. The unclipped dustjacket is clean and complete but showing some edge-wear, short closed tears and the remains of a small price sticker. Weight, 580g.
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Antiquity. A Quarterly Review of Archaeology, Volume 2

By: CRAWFORD, O. G. S. - Editor

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Gloucester, John Bellows: 1928

Seller ID: 17477

Binding: Cloth, Gilt Titles

Condition: About Fine

Bound volume containing four issues of this scholarly periodical, Vol.2, Nos. 1, 2, 3 & 4. 527pp, illustrated. Very bright, clean copy, still quite fresh. Bound in tan cloth with gilt titles and decoration. Binding is tight and sound. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. This item weighs 1.75kg. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance, USA rates by weight alone.
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Antiquity. A Quarterly Review of Archaeology, December 1937

By: CRAWFORD, O. G. S. - editor

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Gloucester, John Bellows: 1937

Seller ID: 042542

Binding: Printed Wraps

Condition: Near Fine

Some Anglo-Saxon Potters, The Church of St. Martin at Angers, Dendochronology, Peasant Crofts in North Pembrokeshire, The Long Barrow in Brittany, Umm el-Jamal, The City Walls of Istanbul, etc. pp385-528. Generally a very bright, clean copy, but with a little fading [?] to front wrap. Binding tight and square. Interior is very fresh and clean. Weight, 460g.
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Antiquity. A Quarterly Review of Archaeology, September 1932

By: CRAWFORD, O. G. S. - editor

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Gloucester, John Bellows: 1932

Seller ID: 042543

Binding: Printed Wraps

Condition: Near Fine

Two Greek Fortresses in Sicily, The Oxford Excavations at Hira, The Paradox of Celtic Art, German fortified Churches in Transylvania etc. pp257-384. Bright, fresh copy, unmarked, with a tight, square binding. Near new! Weight, 420g.
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Antiquity. A Quarterly Review of Archaeology, June 1931

By: CRAWFORD, O. G. S. - editor

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Gloucester, John Bellows: 1931

Seller ID: 042544

Binding: Printed Wraps

Condition: Near Fine

Ordnance Survey, the Chiltern's Grim Ditches, Inka and Pre-Inka, Sleds Carts and Waggons, Stone Vessels found in Crete, Noah's Flood, Kharga Oasis. pp145-272. Bright, fresh copy, unmarked, with a tight, square binding. Weight, 420g.
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Splendors of the Past: Lost Cities of the Ancient World

By: CRUMP, Donald J. - Editor

Price: $17.00

Publisher: Washington, D. C., Natl Geographic Society: 1981

Seller ID: 1565

ISBN: 0870443585

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

Survey of Lost Cities of the Ancient World. Prepared by the Special Publications Division, National Geographic Society. 295 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm. Large format, enhanced by more than 250 color photographs and 17 specially commissioned paintings Book is bright, clean and unmrked. Tight, square binding, no wear to the cloth. The unclipped dustjacket shows light edge wear and a couple of very short edge tears. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. This very heavy book ...
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Alexander the Great

By: CUMMINGS, Lewis Vance

Price: $9.50

Publisher: New York, New York, U.S.A., Grove Press: 2004

Seller ID: 042430

ISBN: 0802141498

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: Fine

Originally published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1940. Biography of Alexander, the Great, 356-323 BCE. v, 461 p. : maps ; 21 cm. Bright, clean, unmarked copt. Tight, square binding woth no spine creases. About 'as new'. Weight, 556g.
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King Arthur's Place in Prehistory : Great Age of Stonehenge

By: CUMMINS, W.A.

Price: $11.50

Publisher: UK, Bramley Books: 1992

Seller ID: 040731

ISBN: 1858337690

Binding: Laminated Hardcover Boards

Condition: As New

The author traces the legend of King Arthur back to a connection with Stonehenge. x, 195 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. Bright, fresh, unmarked copy in a similar, unclipped dustjacket, in brodart. Quite 'as new'. Weight, 615g.
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Fishbourne: A Guide to the Site

By: CUNLIFFE, Barry

Price: $6.50

Publisher: UK, Sussex Archaeological Society: 1997

Seller ID: 23746

Binding: Stapled Wraps

Condition: About Fine

Guide to the excavated remains of a Roman Palace at Fishbourne in Sussex, England. 39pp, photo illustyrated, plans and diagrams. Bright and clean, about 'as new'. Weight, 120g. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, in card sleeve. From $3.00 to $6.50 depending on exact weight and location. Image available. Enquire for rates to Worldwide destinations.
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The Extraordinary Voyage of Pytheas the Greek: The Man Who Discovered Britain

By: CUNLIFFE, Barry

Price: $9.50

Publisher: London, Allen Lane/Penguin: 2001

Seller ID: 16202

ISBN: 0713995092

Binding: Cloth

Condition: About 'As New'

'Cunliffe’s book is an exploration of the voyage of Pytheas, originally of Massilia - now Marseilles - to the British Isles and beyond...'. ix, 182 p. : maps ; 23 cm. An 'as new' copy - bright, fresh and unmarked in a similar, unclipped dustjacket. Weight, 351g.
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The Roman Baths, a view over 2000 years

By: CUNLIFFE, Barry

Price: $6.00

Publisher: UK, Bath Archaeological Trust: 1993

Seller ID: 048983

ISBN: 0950618020

Binding: Stiff Card Wrappers

Condition: Fine

'From the first century AD to the twentieth, people have been drawn to this place to seek comfort, cure and cleansing' - the Roman Baths at Bath in England. 48pp, profusely illustrated with high quality color photographs of archaeological remains and Roma artifacts. Fold-out plan to raer wrapper. Bright, clean and unmarked. Weight, 244g.
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Das Antike Rom

By: CURTIUS, Ludwig

Price: $19.50

Publisher: Vienna, Anton Schroll & Co.: 1944

Seller ID: 18872

Binding: Cloth Spine, PaperCov'd Boards

Condition: Very Good

Published during the Second World War. featuring photographs and description of Ancient City of Rome. German language text. 70pp, 223 photograph illustrations, 3 maps/plans. Interior is bright and clean with no foxing. Binding is sound. Small ink inscription to ffep. Boards are bright, binsing is sound. Light crease to front board parallel to spine. Dustjacket is complete and with minor edge wear but moderate soiling and staining. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. Unpacke...
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Nero's Killing Machine: The True Story of Rome's Remarkable 14th Legion

By: DANDO-COLLINS, Stephen

Price: $12.50

Publisher: U.S.A., John Wiley & Sons: 2005

Seller ID: 052501

ISBN: 0471675016

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

"The 14th Gemina Martia Victrix Legion was the most celebrated military unit of the early Roman Empire. After participating in the A.D. 43 invasion of Britain, the legion achieved its greatest glory when it put down the famous rebellion led by Britain's Queen Boudicca." "In this book, second in the author's definitive histories of the legions of ancient Rome, Stephen Dando-Collins brings the 14th Legion to life..'. xiv, 322 p. : maps ; 25 cm. Interior is bright, clean and unmarked. Bindin is tight and square. No wear to the boards. Unclipped dustjacket is very nearly similar. Weigh...
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Discovering Ancient Egypt

By: DAVID, Rosalie

Price: $8.95

Publisher: London, Michael O'Mara Books: 1993

Seller ID: 29699

ISBN: 1854799479

Binding: Card Wrappers

Condition: Fine

This is a history of Ancient Egypt which looks at the history of the great civilization through the achievements of the travellers, archaeologists and Egyptologists whose discoveries opened the world's eyes to the past. 192pp, b&w and color illustrations ; 25 cm. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding, no spine creases. Unpaclked weight, 495g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. No taxes on Canadian, American or Overseas Orders. Images always available.
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Image for The Great Pyramid : its divine message; an original co-ordination of historical documents and archæological Evidences. Vol 1 - Pyramid records : a narrative of new discoveries concerning civilisations and Origins

The Great Pyramid : its divine message; an original co-ordination of historical documents and archæological Evidences. Vol 1 - Pyramid records : a narrative of new discoveries concerning civilisations and Origins

By: DAVIDSON, D. ; ALDERSMITH, H.

Price: $250.00

Publisher: London, Williams and Norgate: 1932

Seller ID: 046047

Binding: Cloth, Gilt

Condition: Good VG and Better

lxix, 568pp, illustrated, figures, folding plates. Interior is bright and clean. Inked-out name to the ffep otherwise unmarked. Tight, square bbinding, no damage or cracking to the hinges. A little wear to the foot of the spine, otherwise the cloth is bright, clean and in VG+ condition. Small and quite minor waterstains to the foredge, top and bottom not affecting the interior. The dustjacket is complete but with considerable wear, several tape repairs, chips etc. More info available with images. Heav, weighing 1.886kg, pre-packing.
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The Adventures of a Sea Hunter: In Search of Famous Shipwrecks

By: Delgado, James;Cussler, Clive

Price: $14.00

Publisher: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Douglas & McIntyre Ltd: 2004

Seller ID: 041559

ISBN: 1553650719

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

Leading archaeologist and consummate storyteller James Delgado takes readers on a rollicking deep-sea dive into his highly unusual life's work: locating and exploring the world's most famous shipwrecks. 230 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Bright, fresh, unmarked copy. Unclipped dustjacket shows slight surface rubbing. Weight, 506g.
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Category: Archaeology & Ancient History