Gillies, John

The History of Ancient Greece; Its Colonies and Conquests; from the Earliest Accounts Till the Division of the Macedonian Empire in the East Including the History of Literature, Philosophy and the Fine Arts

Philadelphia, Thomas Wardle, 1831. Hardcover. Octavo; pp; 492, index; two large folding engraved frontispiece maps in black and white; full leather with a spine label lettered in gilt; Two small repairs to the maps at the folds with document repair tape; Minor edge wear, else very good. Printed in columnar fashion, an attractive scarce American printing. Very good .

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Book number: 15958

Catalogue: Archaeology

Keywords: Archaeology; Ancient Greece;

Man, John

The Terra Cotta Army

New York, Da Capo Press, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; pp; (xvi), 287, index; illustrated with color photographs and three maps; black cloth and tan paper covered boards, lettered in gilt in a pictorial dust jacket. The Terra Cotta Army is one of the greatest archaeological discoveries ever made. Over seven thousand life-size figures of warriors and horses were interred in the mausoleum of the first emperor of China—and each figure was individually carved. Weaving together history and a first-hand account of his experiences in China, John Man tells the fascinating story of how and why these astonishing figures were created in the third century BC, and how they have become a symbol of China's history, culture, and society. Very good/very good.

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Book number: 19118

Catalogue: Archaeology

Keywords: Asia