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	Garden Lore of Ancient Athens Princeton, New Jersey, American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 1963. Soft Cover, Very Good/, Lovely copy, fresh, clean, and tightly bound. Measures 5-1/2"x8-1/2". Only fault is former owner's name written very tiny at upper front corner of title page. Illustrated throughout with drawings and black and white photographs. Includes section of color photos at center. Provides insight into the meaning and useage of various trees, weeds, flowers, fruit and nuts in ancient Athens. USD 6.95 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 \| £UK 4.25 \| JP¥ 613] Book number: 18097 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	ASHMEAD, ANN HARNWELL; PHILLIPS, KY;E MEREDITH JR. Classical Vases Excluding Attic Black-Figure, Attic Red-Figure and Attic White Ground; Catalogue of the Collection , Museum of Art the Rhode Island School of Design, 1976. Soft Cover, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall, Ex-Library, Very Good/, We rarely offer ex-library books, but this one is worthy of an exception. Very clean and nice with little wear. There is one sticker to spine, a clean card pocket at back, and minimal stamping. Outer edges and spine have been reneforced with a clear tape to prevent excess wear. Pages and page edges are pristine -- clearly this one circulated very little. Illustrated throughout with drawingfs and excellent, large black and white photographs. Vases show a variety of forms and are arranged by geographical area. These include the Greek mainland, the Greek islands, unclassified Eastern Mediterranean and Greek, south Italy, central Italy, and provincial Roman Gaul and the Rhineland. 135 pages. Includes Corncordance. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 17783K Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	LE BOHEC, YANN The Imperial Roman Army New York, New York, U.S.A., Hippocrene Books, Incorporated, 1994. (ISBN: 0781802598) Hard Cover with dust jacket, NEW/NEW, Crisp BRAND NEW book -- nice, tight hinge and pristine inside and out. Dustjacket protected by brand new mylar cover. A detailed study divided into three parts: army organization; training, tactics and strategy; and the historical role of the Roman Army and its influence on society, politics and the economy. Maps and illustrations at ccenter of book printed on coated paper. 304 pages. Indexed. USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 \| £UK 11 \| JP¥ 1589] Book number: 19561MtG Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	BURNS, THOMAS S. A History of the Ostrogoths Bloomington, Indiana University Press, 1984. (ISBN: 0253328314) Hard Cover with dust jacket, NEW/New, Crisp BRAND NEW book still in original publisher's shrinkwrap. A comprehensive look at the ancient branch of the Goth tribe which founded a state in Rome and the Balkans and which for a time also incorporated Hispania and Southern Gaul. USD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 \| £UK 9.75 \| JP¥ 1412] Book number: 19223 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	CHILDRESS, DAVID HATCHER Lost Cities of Ancient Lemuria and the Pacific Kempton, Illinois, U.S.A., Adventures Unlimited Press, 1988, Later Printing. (ISBN: 0932813046) Soft Cover, New/, Crisp, BRAND NEW copy. Tiny speck of wear at upper front corner incurred during shipping. Else without fault. Lavishly illustrated throughout with drawings and photos while retaining a dense text which argues of the existence of advanced ancient civilization which once inhabited the central Pacific. Geologists call it Lemuria or Pacifica, while mystics refer to it as Mu or Pan, but book argues that there is ample mythological, geological and archaeological evidence to prove its reality. 367 pages, plus several afdditional pages of ads for other books. TWO like copies available. USD 15.95 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 \| £UK 9.75 \| JP¥ 1408] Book number: 16324 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	CLARKE, JOHN R. The Houses of Roman Italy 100 B.C.-A.D. 250: Ritual, Space, and Decoration Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A., Univ of California Press, 1993. (ISBN: 0520084292) Soft Cover, Very Good/, Nice, clean copy -- pristine pages and page edges. No spine crease and no names or writing. Tiny creases to front corners and a vee-shaped crease to back top edge only faults. Illustrated profusely with maps and black and white photographs, plus additional color plates at front. A scholarly, but accessible, book covering anicent Roman abodes from tenements to villas with an emphais on religious, cultural and social implications. 410 pages. Indexed. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 18490 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	CUNLIFFE, BARRY The Ancient Celts (New in Shrinkwrap) , Oxford University Press, 1997. (ISBN: 0198150105) Hard Cover with dust jacket, NEW/New, Criso BRAND NEW book still in oriingal publisher's shrinkwrap. The author offers an analysis of archaeological aspects of the Celtic Iron Age. Illustrated with twenty pages of color plates and over two hundred other illustrations and line drawings. Also numerous maps. USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 \| £UK 11 \| JP¥ 1589] Book number: 19215 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	VON HILDEBRAND, ALICE; WILLS, GARRY; BRANTL, RUTH; MATES, JULIAN; CANTELUPE. EUGENE The Cultures of Mankind (Greek, Roman, Medieval, Rensaissance ) New York, George Braziller, 1966. Hard Cover, Very Good in VG Slipcase/No DJ, as Issued, Set is in excellent condition. Two toned blue marbled paper over boards with blue cloth spines are all very clean, as are pages and page edges. No names or writing and no toning to paper on any. The slipcase shows some minor rubbing to bottom, but is clean and sturdy. Books are illustrated in black and white . Text offers historical data, but also many writings by the great thinkers and poets of the periods. Titles include: Greek Culture; The Adventure of the Human Spirit; Roman Culture; Weapons and the Man; Medieval Culture; The Image and the City; and Renaissance Culture; A New Sense of Order. USD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 \| £UK 18.25 \| JP¥ 2648] Book number: 19218 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	HUMPHREY, JOHN W. Development of Ancient Technology, The Westport, Connecticut, Greenwood Press, 2006, First Printing. (ISBN: 0313327637) Hard Cover, New/No DJ, as Issued, Crisp, BRAND NEW copy. Paper over boards with shiny pictorial surface. Book includes a chronology of events, an historical and technological overview of the subject and an in-depth look at how it relates to water, shelter and security, transportation and coinage, recordkeeping and timekeeping, crafts and more. Also includes bios of important personages, documents and a glossary.219 pages. Indexed. USD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 26.75 \| £UK 24.25 \| JP¥ 3530] Book number: 16315 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	KAMM, ANTONY The Last Frontier; The Roman Invasions of Scotland Glouchestershire, UK, Tempus, 2004. (ISBN: 0739452703) Hard Cover with dust jacket, Fine/Fine, Crisp, as new copy. No fault. Dustjacket protected by brand new mylar cover. Illustrated throguhout with line maps. A fresh account of the four Roman invasions of Celtic Scotland based on a reassessment of original sources, as well as on recent historical research and archaeological evidence. The author also sets the involvement of Rome in the context of the development of Scotland from prehistoric times to nationhood. 192 pages. Indexed. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 17542IN Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	MCEWAN, GORDON FRANCIS The Incas : New Perspectives Santa Barbara, California, ABC-Clio, 2006. (ISBN: 1851095748) Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall, NEW/No DJ, as Issued, Crisp BRAND NEW book. Laminated pictorial boards designed without dustjacket. A stand alone title that is part of the comapny's Understanding Ancient Civilizations series. Illustrated with art, black and white photos and drawings. Based on new research in the fields of anthropology,archaeology and ethnohistory, books explores Inca history, culture, religion, politics, economics and daily life. 269 pages. Also available -- The Aztecs from same series. USD 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 50.25 \| £UK 45.25 \| JP¥ 6619] Book number: 18907 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	MCKILLOP, HEATHER The Ancient Maya; New Perspectives Santa Barbara, California, ABC-Clio, 2004. (ISBN: 9781576076965) Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall, NEW/No DJ, as Issued, Crisp, BRAND NEW book. Laminated pictorial boards designed without dustjacket. Measures 7-1/4"x10-1/4".Illustrated with photos and maps. A stand-alone title, but part of ABC-CLIO's Understanding Ancient Civilizations series. The author examines scholarly debates concerning Mayan hieroglyphs, economy, and the utlimate collapse of the civilization. 451 pages. Indexed. USD 85.00 [Appr.: EURO 56.75 \| £UK 51.25 \| JP¥ 7502] Book number: 18725 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.

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	Garden Lore of Ancient Athens Princeton, New Jersey, American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 1963. Soft Cover, Very Good/, Lovely copy, fresh, clean, and tightly bound. Measures 5-1/2"x8-1/2". Only fault is former owner's name written very tiny at upper front corner of title page. Illustrated throughout with drawings and black and white photographs. Includes section of color photos at center. Provides insight into the meaning and useage of various trees, weeds, flowers, fruit and nuts in ancient Athens. USD 6.95 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 \| £UK 4.25 \| JP¥ 613] Book number: 18097 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	ASHMEAD, ANN HARNWELL; PHILLIPS, KY;E MEREDITH JR. Classical Vases Excluding Attic Black-Figure, Attic Red-Figure and Attic White Ground; Catalogue of the Collection , Museum of Art the Rhode Island School of Design, 1976. Soft Cover, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall, Ex-Library, Very Good/, We rarely offer ex-library books, but this one is worthy of an exception. Very clean and nice with little wear. There is one sticker to spine, a clean card pocket at back, and minimal stamping. Outer edges and spine have been reneforced with a clear tape to prevent excess wear. Pages and page edges are pristine -- clearly this one circulated very little. Illustrated throughout with drawingfs and excellent, large black and white photographs. Vases show a variety of forms and are arranged by geographical area. These include the Greek mainland, the Greek islands, unclassified Eastern Mediterranean and Greek, south Italy, central Italy, and provincial Roman Gaul and the Rhineland. 135 pages. Includes Corncordance. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 17783K Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	LE BOHEC, YANN The Imperial Roman Army New York, New York, U.S.A., Hippocrene Books, Incorporated, 1994. (ISBN: 0781802598) Hard Cover with dust jacket, NEW/NEW, Crisp BRAND NEW book -- nice, tight hinge and pristine inside and out. Dustjacket protected by brand new mylar cover. A detailed study divided into three parts: army organization; training, tactics and strategy; and the historical role of the Roman Army and its influence on society, politics and the economy. Maps and illustrations at ccenter of book printed on coated paper. 304 pages. Indexed. USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 \| £UK 11 \| JP¥ 1589] Book number: 19561MtG Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	BURNS, THOMAS S. A History of the Ostrogoths Bloomington, Indiana University Press, 1984. (ISBN: 0253328314) Hard Cover with dust jacket, NEW/New, Crisp BRAND NEW book still in original publisher's shrinkwrap. A comprehensive look at the ancient branch of the Goth tribe which founded a state in Rome and the Balkans and which for a time also incorporated Hispania and Southern Gaul. USD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 \| £UK 9.75 \| JP¥ 1412] Book number: 19223 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	CHILDRESS, DAVID HATCHER Lost Cities of Ancient Lemuria and the Pacific Kempton, Illinois, U.S.A., Adventures Unlimited Press, 1988, Later Printing. (ISBN: 0932813046) Soft Cover, New/, Crisp, BRAND NEW copy. Tiny speck of wear at upper front corner incurred during shipping. Else without fault. Lavishly illustrated throughout with drawings and photos while retaining a dense text which argues of the existence of advanced ancient civilization which once inhabited the central Pacific. Geologists call it Lemuria or Pacifica, while mystics refer to it as Mu or Pan, but book argues that there is ample mythological, geological and archaeological evidence to prove its reality. 367 pages, plus several afdditional pages of ads for other books. TWO like copies available. USD 15.95 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 \| £UK 9.75 \| JP¥ 1408] Book number: 16324 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	CLARKE, JOHN R. The Houses of Roman Italy 100 B.C.-A.D. 250: Ritual, Space, and Decoration Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A., Univ of California Press, 1993. (ISBN: 0520084292) Soft Cover, Very Good/, Nice, clean copy -- pristine pages and page edges. No spine crease and no names or writing. Tiny creases to front corners and a vee-shaped crease to back top edge only faults. Illustrated profusely with maps and black and white photographs, plus additional color plates at front. A scholarly, but accessible, book covering anicent Roman abodes from tenements to villas with an emphais on religious, cultural and social implications. 410 pages. Indexed. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 18490 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	CUNLIFFE, BARRY The Ancient Celts (New in Shrinkwrap) , Oxford University Press, 1997. (ISBN: 0198150105) Hard Cover with dust jacket, NEW/New, Criso BRAND NEW book still in oriingal publisher's shrinkwrap. The author offers an analysis of archaeological aspects of the Celtic Iron Age. Illustrated with twenty pages of color plates and over two hundred other illustrations and line drawings. Also numerous maps. USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 \| £UK 11 \| JP¥ 1589] Book number: 19215 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	VON HILDEBRAND, ALICE; WILLS, GARRY; BRANTL, RUTH; MATES, JULIAN; CANTELUPE. EUGENE The Cultures of Mankind (Greek, Roman, Medieval, Rensaissance ) New York, George Braziller, 1966. Hard Cover, Very Good in VG Slipcase/No DJ, as Issued, Set is in excellent condition. Two toned blue marbled paper over boards with blue cloth spines are all very clean, as are pages and page edges. No names or writing and no toning to paper on any. The slipcase shows some minor rubbing to bottom, but is clean and sturdy. Books are illustrated in black and white . Text offers historical data, but also many writings by the great thinkers and poets of the periods. Titles include: Greek Culture; The Adventure of the Human Spirit; Roman Culture; Weapons and the Man; Medieval Culture; The Image and the City; and Renaissance Culture; A New Sense of Order. USD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 \| £UK 18.25 \| JP¥ 2648] Book number: 19218 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	HUMPHREY, JOHN W. Development of Ancient Technology, The Westport, Connecticut, Greenwood Press, 2006, First Printing. (ISBN: 0313327637) Hard Cover, New/No DJ, as Issued, Crisp, BRAND NEW copy. Paper over boards with shiny pictorial surface. Book includes a chronology of events, an historical and technological overview of the subject and an in-depth look at how it relates to water, shelter and security, transportation and coinage, recordkeeping and timekeeping, crafts and more. Also includes bios of important personages, documents and a glossary.219 pages. Indexed. USD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 26.75 \| £UK 24.25 \| JP¥ 3530] Book number: 16315 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	KAMM, ANTONY The Last Frontier; The Roman Invasions of Scotland Glouchestershire, UK, Tempus, 2004. (ISBN: 0739452703) Hard Cover with dust jacket, Fine/Fine, Crisp, as new copy. No fault. Dustjacket protected by brand new mylar cover. Illustrated throguhout with line maps. A fresh account of the four Roman invasions of Celtic Scotland based on a reassessment of original sources, as well as on recent historical research and archaeological evidence. The author also sets the involvement of Rome in the context of the development of Scotland from prehistoric times to nationhood. 192 pages. Indexed. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 17542IN Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	MCEWAN, GORDON FRANCIS The Incas : New Perspectives Santa Barbara, California, ABC-Clio, 2006. (ISBN: 1851095748) Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall, NEW/No DJ, as Issued, Crisp BRAND NEW book. Laminated pictorial boards designed without dustjacket. A stand alone title that is part of the comapny's Understanding Ancient Civilizations series. Illustrated with art, black and white photos and drawings. Based on new research in the fields of anthropology,archaeology and ethnohistory, books explores Inca history, culture, religion, politics, economics and daily life. 269 pages. Also available -- The Aztecs from same series. USD 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 50.25 \| £UK 45.25 \| JP¥ 6619] Book number: 18907 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	MCKILLOP, HEATHER The Ancient Maya; New Perspectives Santa Barbara, California, ABC-Clio, 2004. (ISBN: 9781576076965) Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall, NEW/No DJ, as Issued, Crisp, BRAND NEW book. Laminated pictorial boards designed without dustjacket. Measures 7-1/4"x10-1/4".Illustrated with photos and maps. A stand-alone title, but part of ABC-CLIO's Understanding Ancient Civilizations series. The author examines scholarly debates concerning Mayan hieroglyphs, economy, and the utlimate collapse of the civilization. 451 pages. Indexed. USD 85.00 [Appr.: EURO 56.75 \| £UK 51.25 \| JP¥ 7502] Book number: 18725 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.