GREEK AND ROMAN CIVILISATION
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THE GREEK MYTHS (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Robert Graves; Kenneth Mcleish.
Illustrated by Grahame Baker.
Stock no. 1827887
Published by Folio Society.
2011.
Nearly fine condition.
2 Volumes. Brown cloth spine with gilt titles and border. Pictorial covers. Introduction by McLeish. Reprint. A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase (NR F).
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- GREEK AND ROMAN CIVILISATION
- MYTHS AND MYTHOLOGY
- GREECE
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HERODOTUS: THE HISTORIES
Written by Herodotus; Aubrey De Selincourt; John Marincola; Theodore K. Rabb.
Stock no. 1827869
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2006.
Very good condition.
Translation by Aubrey de Selincourt; Revised with an introduction & notes by John Marincola; Preface by Theodore K. Rabb. Brown cloth boards with gilt title to spine and gilt vignettes. Colour plates. A few tiny minor marks to front board. Five small marks to top edge of text block. A few tiny top corner creases to contents else clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which has a few white marks and is lightly scuffed. Not a bad copy (sounds worse than it is).
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (GREEK)
- GREEK AND ROMAN CIVILISATION
THE WORLD OF ODYSSEUS
Written by M.I. Finley; Simon Hornblower.
Stock no. 1827866
Published by Folio Society.
2003.
Nearly fine condition.
Burnt orange pictorial cloth. Colour photos. Introduction by Hornblower. Third printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (GREEK)
- GREEK AND ROMAN CIVILISATION
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ROMAN ROADS IN BRITAIN (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Ivan D. Margary.
Stock no. 1827536
Published by Phoenix House Ltd..
1957.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
A two volume work. A comprehensive survey of the Roman roads in Britain. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and maps, colour folding map to the end of each volume. Volume I is second impression 1955 (same year as first publication), Volume II is first edition, first impression 1957. Light rubbing and wear to spine & corners. Text block lightly browned. Occasional foxing present. Price-cut pictorial dustwrappers are edge-rubbed and chipped with small amounts of loss to edges, a bit grubby.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- GREEK AND ROMAN CIVILISATION
- ROADS
- ROMAN
EMPEROR OF ROME
Written by Mary Beard.
Stock no. 1326518
Published by Profile Books.
Circa
2023.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The fact and fiction of the rulers of the ancient Roman world. Brown boards, gilt title to spine 493 pages. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9781846683787. 2nd printing. Spine and corners bumped. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY (ROMAN)
- GREEK AND ROMAN CIVILISATION
BOIOTIA AND THE BOIOTIAN LEAGUE, 432-371 B.C.
Written by Robert J. Buck.
Stock no. 1823520
Published by University Of Alberta Press.
1st
1994.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The history of the ancient Greek federal state of Boiotia from the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War in 432 B.C. to its victory over Sparta in 371 B.C. Red cardwraps. ISBN: 0888642539. Light scuffing to rear cover. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY (GREEK)
- GREEK AND ROMAN CIVILISATION
BATTLES OF THE GREEK AND ROMAN WORLDS
Written by John Drogo Montagu.
Stock no. 1322595
Published by Greenhill Books.
1st
2000.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A chronological compendium of 667 battles to 31 BC, from the historians of the ancient world. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 1853673897. Spine slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed.
THE ARMY OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT (MEN-AT-ARMS)
Written by Nick Sekunda.
Illustrated by Angus McBride.
Stock no. 2134744
Published by Osprey Publishing.
1ST
1984.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Card wraps. B/w illustrations. Colour plates. ISBN: 0850455391. Spine browned.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (GREEK)
- GREEK AND ROMAN CIVILISATION
- ARMY
MOSAICS IN ROMAN BRITAIN: STORIES IN STONE
Written by Patricia Witts.
Stock no. 1821250
Published by Tempus.
2007.
Nearly fine condition.
The stories illustrated in mosaics graphically link us to the world of the Romans. Roman culture, the passing of time, and the evocation of protection and prosperity were popular themes along with scenes from the arena and the hunt. This book identifies the figures of known mosaics from Roman Britain and explains what they would have meant to a contemporary viewer and discusses their significance. White pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations and a few colour. ISBN: 9780752434216. Reprint.
ROMAN BATHS IN BRITAIN
Written by Ian D. Rotherham.
Stock no. 2133692
Published by Amberley.
1st
2012.
Very good condition.
Card wraps. Colour and b/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9781445606576. Some cover corner creasing. Page browning.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- HISTORY (ROMAN)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- GREEK AND ROMAN CIVILISATION
ROMAN BATHS IN BRITAIN
Written by Ian D. Rotherham.
Stock no. 2132573
Published by Amberley.
1st
2012.
Very good condition.
Card wraps. Colour and b/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9781445606576. Some light creasing to cover corners.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- HISTORY (ROMAN)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- GREEK AND ROMAN CIVILISATION
THE IMPERIAL ROMAN ARMY
Written by Yann Le Bohec.
Stock no. 1818262
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd..
1st
1994.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A look in detail at the structure and development of the army in the first three centuries AD, examining its organization, training and role in Roman Society, to see why it has always been accorded with such a prominent position in Rome's history and whether that view is justified. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0713471662. Name in ink to front endpaper. Pictorial dustwrapper is price-cut.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY (ROMAN)
- MILITARY
- ARMY
- GREEK AND ROMAN CIVILISATION
- ROME