Charbonneau, Jean; Martin, Roland; Villard, Francois

Hellenistic Art (330-50 B. C). Part of the Arts of Mankind Series

New York, George Braziller, 1973. Cloth. Red cloth in unclipped jacket. 422 pp. plus a few fold out maps in the rear. Black and white and color photos throughout. A detailed history and survey of ancient Greek or Hellenistic art spanning from 350 to 50 BC, and including studies of wall paintings, mosaics, statues and reliefs, etc. GOOD condition. Moderate toning to the jacket, with areas of staining and soiling to the rear panel. Moderate to heavy scuffing along the extremities. Several large chips and tears along the edges. Minor toning, soiling and edgewear to the book. Minor toning to the paper. Good/Good.

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Book number: 015174

Catalogue: Ancient History

Keywords: Noisbn Art

Christenson, Allen J.

The Burden of the Ancients. Maya Ceremonies of World Renewal from the Pre-Columbian Period to the Present

Austin, University of Texas Press, 2016. Trade Paperback. Trade paperback. 316 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A detailed account of world-renewing ceremonies practiced by the Maya, from Pre-Columbian times to the present, looking at how ancient rituals have been adapted to present day circumstances. VERY GOOD+ condition. Very light edgewear. Very Good .

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Book number: 019905

Catalogue: Ancient History

Keywords: Noisbn Mesoamerican History

Mac Dermott, W.C.

History of Rome, from Its Earliest Period to the Death of Vespasian

Dublin, Alex. Thom and Sons, 1853. Cloth. Brown cloth. 400 pp. A history of ancient and early Rome, focusing on its military exploits and the various wars in which it engaged. GOOD condition. Heavy uneven fading, with moderate scuffing. Minor to moderate soiling, spotting and staining. Extremities bumped and frayed. Owner's signature present. Text block shaken but intact. Good .

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Book number: 014980

Catalogue: Ancient History

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No author given

Histoire Des Hommes, Ou Histoire Nouvelle de Tous Les Peuples Du Monde. Partie de L'Histoire Ancienne Tome XXXVII. Suite de L'Histoire de L'Ancienne Rome. (Book 11 on Rome)

Paris, No Publisher, 1785. Leather. Full leather, with gilt banding on the borders and gilt decorations on the spine. 343 pp. All text in French. A continuation of a history of ancient Rome, starting with the expedition of Caesar against the Gauls, and discussing other subsequent invasions, battles and wars. GOOD. Heavy chipping and superficial loss to the leather along the hinges. Some scuffing and minor loss of leather to the covers. Rear cover faded and somewhat discolored. Extremities scuffed. Bookplate removed from inside front cover. Good .

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Book number: 015349

Catalogue: Ancient History

Keywords: Noisbn

Nakada, Norio

Shinsen Kogo Jiten

Tokyo, Shogakkan, Presumed Publisher. Soft Cover. Flexible covers in slipcase. 1333 pp. With a section of color photo plates, as well as black and white illustrations and maps in the rear. All text in Japanese. A dictionary of archaic words from Japan. GOOD condition. Minor toning and edgewear. Page 420 with two partial columns highlighted in yellow. Slipcase with some bumping and scuffing. Good .

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Book number: 014253

Catalogue: Ancient History

Keywords: Linguistics Dictionaries

Niebuhr, B.G.

Lectures on Ancient History, from the Earliest Times to the Taking of Alexandria by Octavianus. Comprising the History of the Asiatic Nations, the Egyptians, Greeks, Macedonians, and Carthaginians. Volume 1 and 3 Only

Philadelphia, Blanchard and Lea, 1852. Cloth. Black cloth with ornamentation in blind. xxiii, 424, 24 (advertisements); xvi, 569. Volumes 1 and 3 ONLY. A study of ancient history presented as a series of lectures, containing sections on the Babylonians, Nineveh, the Cimmerians, the Phoenicians, the Egyptians and Ethiopians, Scythians and many sections on ancient Greece and the Greeks. FAIR condition. Heavy chipping and loss of cloth along the spines, with large portions missing from the head and tail of each. Boards chewed (at the center fore edge of volume 1 and upper right front corner of volume 3). Cloth very scuffed and worn along the extremities. Minor soiling, fading, staining and discoloration to the covers of both. Text blocks solid, with heavy scattered foxing and minor to moderate soiling throughout both. Fair/No Jacket.

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Book number: 009992

Catalogue: Ancient History

Keywords: Noisbn

Obermann, Julian

Two Magic Bowls: New Incantation Texts from Mesopotamia. Offprint

No Place, No Publisher. Wraps. No Publisher, place or date. Offprint for private circulation, originally published in the American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literature, January, 1940. Printed wraps. 31 pp. Two black and white photo plates. A short work discussing magic incantation texts written in Aramaic inside two terra cotta bowls in the Babylonian collection at Yale, offering the original text and translation, as well as somewhat technical discussion of the language and linguistics, as well as some historical context of names mentioned. GOOD+ condition. Some darkening and offsetting along the extremities. Minor soiling and scuffing. Good .

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Book number: 011645

Catalogue: Ancient History

Keywords: Noisbn Magic

Rogers, Robert W.

Outlines of the History of Early Babylonia

Leipzig, Theodor Stauffer, 1895. Hard Cover. Marbled paper covered boards with a black cloth spine. 71 pp. A overview of the history of the early Babylon rulers, dynasties and cities, including Sargon, Naram-Sin, Sumer and Akkad, Hammurabi, the Kassite Dynasty, the dynasty of Pashe, etc. GOOD condition, ex-library. Spine label, pocket, pastedown and interior stamping present. Minor fading and rubbing to the book. Extremities scuffed. Interior hinges cracked. Text block solid, with minor toning. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 009169

Catalogue: Ancient History

Keywords: Noisbn

Sayce, Archibald Henry

An Elementary Grammar with Full Syllabary and Progressive Reading Book, of the Assyrian Language, in the Cuneiform Type

Cambridge, UK, Cambridge University Press, 2014. Trade Paperback. Trade paperback. 129 pp. Modern reprint of 1875 original. Providing a look the reading and grammar of the Assyrian language, giving the phonetic value, cuneiform character, Assyrian equivalent and meaning. NEAR FINE condition, with a hint of edgewear. Near Fine .

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Book number: 020516

Catalogue: Ancient History

Keywords: Noisbn Linguistics