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. View More...
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 ... View More...
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. View More...
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. View More...
'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. View More...
This sumptuous book traces the rise and fall of one of the ancient world's largest and richest empires. Encompassing a rich diversity of different peoples and cultures, Persia's Achaeminid Empire flourished between 550 and 331 B.C. Contribution by numerous experts and scholars. 272 pages, profusely illustrated in color and in b&w including maps, diagrams, figures etc. Book is bright, clean and unmarked. Tight, square binding, no wear to the cloth. The dustjacket is clean and bright but with a 4cm closed tears to the lower fore-corner of the back panel and 2 or 3 tiny lower edge nicks.c View More...
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... View More...
"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. Weight, 553g. View More...
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. View More...
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. View More...
42 pioneer archaeologists tell of their own experiences. First printing, 8vo, 647pp, illustrated. Hardcover in cloth with price-clipped dustjacket in Brodart. Clean, tight copy. A little edge wear to DJ with one tiny chip missing on top edge. Heavy book weighing 1.116kg. View More...
History of the deveolment of Aerial Archaeology. 332pp, photo illustrated. Bright, fresh interior with firm binding, unmarked. Dustjacket has minor edge wear, a 1.5" edge tear on back cover, and other minor edge tears. View More...
In just 11 years, Alexander the Great's army marched 22,000 miles and secured the Balkans, conquered Asia Minor, the Levant and Egypt, defeated the Persian Empire and invaded India. By the age of thirty, he had created one of the largest empires of the ancient world. 224 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 x 29 cm. A Fine copy. The dustjacket, repeating the illustration on the covers/boards of the book, is nearly similar but with a very small tear, closed on the inside, to the rear panel. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are often incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. We use Can... View More...
Excavations at Sumburgh Airport in the 1960s and 70s discovered stone-built houses of the later Bronze Age and the early Iron Age. This report describes the results of the excavations (stone walls, paved areas, hearths, cubicles) and of the analysis of the stratigraphy and the position of the artefacts. with contributions by Christopher Barrowman [and others]. 132 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. Bright, clean and unmarked interior, still fresh. Exterior shows no wear. Binding tight and square, no spine creases. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post... View More...
'Sketches' of the history of the Ancient World - Egypt, Greece and Rome. xi, 388pp, 3 maps. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding, no wear to cloth. Slight vertical crease to front board. Weight, 580g. View More...
Doctoral thesis, University of Alberta, 1976. An analysis and functional interpretation of the tools and debris found in a Middle Period bison hunters' campsite in the parklands of central Saskatchewan. "A Diamond Jenness memorial volume." Summary in French. xx, 339 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. Mercury series.; Paper (Archaeological Survey of Canada), no. 67. A bright, clean copy. Small rubber stamp stating 'withdrawn', to tp, otherwise unmarked. Tight, square binding, Very faint hairline crease to spine. Oversize and heavy, weighing 1.217kg. View More...
Incredible thesis as to the origin of the Dead Sea Scrolls. xxix, 449 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm. Bright, clean and unmarked, still quite fresh. Tight, square binding, no wear to the boards. Similar, unclipped dustjacket. Weight, 846g. View More...
'The culmination of 40 years of work by the author, this is an authoritative biography of the seven-year-old who was crowned Pharaoh...Using archaeological data, El Mahdy tells the story of the Pharaoh's childhood and the passion, intrigue and power which lead up to his death. 341pp., [16] p. of plates : illustrations (some color), genealogical table, maps, plans, portraits ; 20 cm. An absolutely 'as new' copy - bright, fresh, unmarked with a tight, square binding, no spine creases. Unpacked weight, 273g. Too thick for Lettermail rates. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal ... View More...
Third Issue of a periodical published by a well-established dealer in Ancient Coins and Artifacts, Joel L. Malter. Dated Fall, 1979. Scholarly articles as well as items for sale. This issue features articles on 'Beard - The Unnecessary Burden', Greek Coins, The Anticosti Token, Roman Coins, and Gemstones. 24pp, photo illustrated. Bright, clean and unmarked. Sound, stapled binding. Weight, 120g. View More...
