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BRIER, BOB, PH.D.  The Murder of Tutankhamen: A True Story
Berkley . Near Fine Oversized Trade Paperback. The very slightest edge wear of wraps - else Fine. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. Bob Brier, Ph.D., one of the nation's most respected Egyptologists, specializes in the study of disease in the ancient world and has conducted autopsies on many ancient mummies. Illustrated. ISBN: 0425166899
USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1059] Book number: 6350
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BROWN, ANDREW (EDIT.)  Celtic Myths and Beliefs
Chartwell . Fine Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Pictorial laminated binding. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. With a host of carefully chosen color illustrations accompanying a concise text, Celtic Myths and Beliefs provides a stimulating introduction to the fascinating world of the pagan Celts.
USD 13.75 [Appr.: EURO 9.25 | £UK 8.5 | JP¥ 1214] Book number: 3786
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CANBY, COURTLAND  The Past Displayed: A Journey Through the Ancient World
Phaidon First Edition . Near Fine Tall (4to) Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Buckram binding with gilt lettering. A faint trace of edge spotting - else Fine. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. A visual treat for all lovers of the past, this book contains thirty picture-essays which illuminate and convey the variety and range of ancient cultures by taking the reader on an eye-catching tour around some of the world's great archaeological sites, such as the Acropolis or the Inca fortress city of Machu Picchu, or by focusing on the high points of the ahievements of a culture such as the pyramids of Egypt or the sculptures of West Africa. Richly illustrated. ISBN: 0714819158
USD 16.95 [Appr.: EURO 11.5 | £UK 10.25 | JP¥ 1496] Book number: 5324
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CUMINETTI, VITTORIO (EDIT.)  Pompeii: nowadays and 2000 years ago
Bonechi (Florence) English Edition . Fine Oversized Softcover. Stiff paper pictorial wraps. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. "This study aims at giving a living impression of Pompeii as it was two thousand years ago." Richly illustrated. ISBN: 8872040175
USD 27.50 [Appr.: EURO 18.5 | £UK 16.75 | JP¥ 2427] Book number: 4097
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CUNLIFFE, BARRY  The Ancient Celts
Oxford University Press First Edition . Fine Oversized Trade Paperback. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. A fascinating new picture of the Celts. Superb analysis of the archaeological reality of the Celtic Iron Age. Generously illustrated with twenty pages of colour plates, over two hundred other illustrations and line-drawings, and many new maps. ISBN: 0198150105
USD 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 | £UK 8.5 | JP¥ 1236] Book number: 3609
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DAVIDOVITS, DR. JOSEPH AND MARGIE MORRIS  The Pyramids: An Enigma Solved
Dorset Sixth Printing . Fine Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. "The pyramids of Egypt have remained one of the oldest and most puzzling mysteries of mankind. Until now, no one, Egyptologists included, has satisfactorily explained how the pyramids were built." Illustrated. ISBN: 0880295554
USD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 | £UK 9.75 | JP¥ 1412] Book number: 5608
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O’FARRELL, GERALD  The Tutankhamun Deception: The True Story of the Mummy’s Curse
Pan . New Unread Trade Paperback. Unmarked. This is the astonishing story of the skulduggery that went on in the Valley of the Kings between the wars... ISBN: 0330444905
USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1059] Book number: 7322
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FLETCHER, JOANN  Ancient Egypt: Life, Myth and Art
Duncan Baird Second Printing . Fine Tall (4to) Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Small corner creasing of a front endpaper. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. A richly illustrated introduction to this extraordinary culture, presenting the art in all its glory, ranging from the breathtaking pyramids and monumental temples to wallpaintings, magnificently sculpted statues of kings, queens and deities, and royal jewelry of exquisite intricacy. ISBN: 1900131080
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 6804
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GRANT, MICHAEL  Cleopatra
Castle . New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. Here is an unforgettable portrait of a striking woman and her extraordinary life and rule. ISBN: 0785818286
USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1059] Book number: 7282
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GRANT, MICHAEL  Julius Caesar
M. Evans . Fine Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. Michael Grant's biography sets the man in his period. It covers his life from the early days in Rome, dominated by Sulla, Pompey, and Crassus, through his campaigns in Europe and Africa, to his final years as dictator. Illustrated with Maps. ISBN: 0871317206
USD 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 | £UK 8.5 | JP¥ 1236] Book number: 6504
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GRANT, MICHAEL  Sick Caesars: Madness and Malady in Imperial Rome
Barnes & Noble . New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. From the ascension of Augustus to the division of the eastern and western empires in 364, SICK CAESARS investigates the illnesses that led to the rise and fall of the Roman emperors - and, to some extent, the Roman Empire itself. Illustrated. ISBN: 0760741360
USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1059] Book number: 6164
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HALE, WILLIAM HARLAN  Ancient Greece
ibooks . New Unread Trade Paperback. Unmarked. This book traces the course of Greek history from the Minoan and Mycenaean kingdoms to the rival city-states of Athens and Sparta to Alexander the Great’s empire and the rise of Rome. Illustrated. ISBN: 0743434692
USD 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 | £UK 5 | JP¥ 706] Book number: 7273
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JAMES, PETER AND NICK THORPE  Ancient Inventions
Ballantine Second Printing . Fine Oversized Trade Paperback. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. From Greek steam engines to Roman fire-engines..Aztec chewing gum to Etruscan false teeth..earthquake detectors in China to electric batteries in Iraq..stone age brain surgery to middle age hand grenades..the pharaohs' canals to the Cretans' lavatories..here's a lively and fascinating look at the genuine wonders of the past! Illustrated. ISBN: 0345401026
USD 13.75 [Appr.: EURO 9.25 | £UK 8.5 | JP¥ 1214] Book number: 4320
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LEFKOWITZ, MARY  Not Out of Africa: How Afrocentrism Became an Excuse to Teach Myth as History
BasicBooks Fifth Printing . Fine Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. "Not Out of Africa combines a learned demolition of various 'politically correct' historical fantasies with a thoughtful inquiry into questions of historical method and of academic freedom. Anyone perplexed by multicultural education should read it." ___Arthur Schlesinger,Jr.
USD 12.50 [Appr.: EURO 8.5 | £UK 7.75 | JP¥ 1103] Book number: 4840
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MERCER, CHARLES  The Way of Alexander the Great (Adventures in History)
ibooks / Simon & Schuster. New Unread Trade Paperback. Unmarked. The Way of Alexander the Great is an extraordinary book that in one volume pulls together the scattered images of Alexander and his life and presents them with the color and drama characteristic of his time. Illustrated. ISBN: 0743493397
USD 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 | £UK 3.25 | JP¥ 441] Book number: 7284
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PHILLIPS, GRAHAM  Alexander the Great: Murder in Babylon
Virgin Books . New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Unmarked. Graham Phillips makes a thorough examination of Alexander’s incredible life, military campaigns and stormy relationships - familial and romantic - and draws up a list of suspects, each with the motive, means and opportunity to have murdered the great man. Illustrated. ISBN: 1852271345
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 7174
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QUENNELL, PETER  The Colosseum
Newsweek Book Division 6th Printing . Near Fine Tall (4to) Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Soft leathette binding with slight wear. A trace of very faint edge spotting. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. A well illustrated history of Rome's most impressive ruin depicting the gory gladiatorial games, the martyrdom of early Christians, the successive sacks of Rome by marauding barbarian armies, the desecration and partial dismantling of the arena itself, and finally its preservation as a world-famous tourist attraction. ISBN: 0882250019
USD 14.95 [Appr.: EURO 10 | £UK 9 | JP¥ 1319] Book number: 5291
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SPELLER, ELIZABETH  Following Hadrian: A Second-Century Journey Through the Roman Empire
Oxford University Press . Fine Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. Classicist Elizabeth Speller tells the story of the most powerful man on earth in the early second century against a background of his travels and intrigues. ISBN: 0195165764
USD 13.50 [Appr.: EURO 9.25 | £UK 8.25 | JP¥ 1191] Book number: 7357
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WACHER, JOHN  Roman Britain
Wrens Park . New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Decorative laminated binding. Unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. From Julius Caesar’s invasion in AD 55 to the unexpected end of Roman rule and the collapse of society in the early fifth century, Britain played a key part in the Roman empire and the effects of occupation were profound and long-lasting. Illustrated. ISBN: 0905778529
USD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 | £UK 9.75 | JP¥ 1412] Book number: 7615
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WACHER, JOHN  Roman Britain
Wrens Park . New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Decorative laminated binding. Unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. From Julius Caesar’s invasion in AD 55 to the unexpected end of Roman rule and the collapse of society in the early fifth century, Britain played a key part in the Roman empire and the effects of occupation were profound and long-lasting. Illustrated. ISBN: 0905778529
USD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 | £UK 9.75 | JP¥ 1412] Book number: 7616
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