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THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE (8 VOLUMES)
Written by Edward Gibbon.
Stock no. 1830799
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1983. Slightly better than very good condition.

8 volume set in individual slipcases. Brown/maroon cloth, gilt titles and borders. Name & date in ink to top of front pastedowns, four digit number in ink to top corner of front endpapers. All volumes are first editions in this formt dated from 1983 through to 1990. Some minor marks to boards. Text blocks lightly browned. Volume III the title to the spine is in silver foil and not gilt although the borders to front boards are gilt. Contained in publisher's slipcases in VG condition, slight fading at open edges, one volume is worn at open corners and starting to split. Overall, a decnet set.

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DARK HISTORY OF THE ROMAN EMPERORS: FROM JULIUS CAESAR TO THE FALL OF ROME
Written by Michael Kerrigan.
Stock no. 1830638
Published by Amber Books Ltd. 2015. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

From the murder of Julius Caesar in 44 B.C. to the fall of Rome in 476 A.D., revealing the adultery, incest, profligacy, sadism and insanity of Rome's 500-year empire. Pictorial glazed boards. Blue illustrated endpapers. Colour illustrations and photos. 255 pages including index. ISBN: 9781908273833. Small corner crease to front flap of dustwrapper else a lovely copy.

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I, CLAUDIUS
Written by Robert Graves; Allan Massie. Illustrated by Neil Packer.
Stock no. 1830341
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1994. Slightly better than very good condition.

From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius Emperor of the Romans. Introduction by Allan Massie. Green cloth with gilt title box and decorations. Colour & b/w illustrations. xviii and 349 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed with a few minor marks.

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ROMAN AQUEDUCTS & WATER SUPPLY
Written by A. Trevor Hodge.
Stock no. 1829805
Published by Duckworth. 2nd 2002. Slightly better than very good condition.

Second edition. A comprehensive study that ranges through the Roman aqueducts of France, Germany, Spain, North Africa, Turkey and Israel. Pale green pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos & illustrations. viii and 504 pages including index. ISBN: 0715631713. Text block slightly grubby. Name & date in ink to half-title page. Contents clean.

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ROMAN MOSAICS OF BRITAIN VOLUME IV WESTERN BRITAIN
Written by David S. Neale; Stephen R. Cosh.
Stock no. 1829566
Published by The Society Of Antiquaries Of London. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The 4 volumes of this work (of which this is the fourth and final volume) amounts to a complete illustrated catalogue of every known Roman mosaic in Britain. This volume contains mosaics from the counties of Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Cheshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Shropshire and Wales. Large, heavy format. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout. xvii and 453 pages including index. ISBN: 9780854312948. Boards bright and clean. Minor marks to text block. Contents clean. White dustwrapper has a few minor scuffs.

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ROMAN MOSAICS OF BRITAIN VOLUME II SOUTH-WEST BRITAIN
Written by David S. Neale; Stephen R. Cosh.
Stock no. 1829564
Published by Illuminata Publishers. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The 4 volumes of this work (of which this is the second) amounts to a complete illustrated catalogue of every known Roman mosaic in Britain. Mosaics from the city and county of Bristol, from the counties of Cornwall & Devon, Dorset, Somerset, and Wiltshire. Published for The Society of Antiquaries of London. Large, heavy format. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. xiii and406 pages including index. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780954791612. Boards clean and bright. A few marks to text block. Contents clean. White dustwrapper has a few minor marks.

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ROMAN MOSAICS OF BRITAIN VOLUME I NORTHERN BRITAIN: INCORPORATING THE MIDLANDS AND EAST ANGLIA
Written by David S. Neale; Stephen R. Cosh.
Stock no. 1829563
Published by Illuminata Publishers. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The 4 volumes of this work (of which this is the first) amounts to a complete illustrated catalogue of every known Roman mosaic in Britain. Mosaics from the counties of Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire & Rutland, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire, Suffolk, Warwickshire, Yorkshire, and Scotland. Published for The Society of Antiquaries of London. Large, heavy format. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. xv and 415 pages including index. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0953784525. Boards bright and clean. Text block very slightly marked. Contents clean. White dustwrapper has a few minor marks.

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THE ROMANO-BRITISH VILLA AT CASTLE COPSE, GREAT BEDWYN
Written by Eric Hostetter; Thomas Noble Howe; et al.
Stock no. 1829536
Published by Indiana University Press. 1st 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This volume presents the results of a systematic study of the ruins of the large Roman courtyard villa at Castle Copse, located near the village of Great Bedwyn, in southwest England. Edited by Hostetter and Howe with contributions by many others. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. xxiv and 550 pages including index. ISBN: 0253328020. Spine is slightly concave. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed.

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LATE IRON AGE CALLEVA: THE PRE-CONQUEST OCCUPATION AT SILCHESTER INSULA IX
Written by Michael Fulford; Amanda Clarke; Emma Durham; Nicholas Pankhurst.
Stock no. 1829488
Published by Society For The Promotion Of Roman Studies. 1st 2018. Slightly better than very good condition.

Britannia Monograph Series No. 32. Large format, heavy. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. xx and 532 pages including index. ISBN: 9780907764458. A few light scuffs to covers and a few minor marks. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean. Overall, a decent copy.

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SILCHESTER INSULA IX: THE CLAUDIO-NERONIAN OCCUPATION OF THE IRON AGE OPPIDUM
Written by Michael Fulford; Amanda Clarke; Emma Durham; Nicholas Pankhurst; et al.
Stock no. 1829487
Published by Society For The Promotion Of Roman Studies. 1st 2020. Nearly fine condition.

The Early Roman Occupation at Silchester Insula IX. Britannia Monograph Series No. 33. Large format, heavy. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. xxii and 682 pages including index. ISBN: 9780907764472. Light vertical creasing to top of spine, minor crease to lower corner of front cover, else a lovely copy, appears unread.

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CASTLE HILL AND ITS LANDSCAPE; ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS AT THE WITTENHAMS, OXFORDSHIRE
Written by Tim Allen; Kate Cramp; Hugo Lamdin-Whymark; Leo Webley.
Stock no. 1829486
Published by Oxford Archaeology. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition.

Oxford Archaeology Monograph No.9. With a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Northmoor Trust asked Oxford Archaeology to undertake a varied programme of archaeological research in and around Castle Hill hillford, Little Wittenham. This action revealed on e of the most significant later prehistoric settlements in the region. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colopur & b/w illustrations. xxiv and 286 pages. ISBN: 9780904220612. A very nice copy with minimal scuffing.

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GLOUCESTER, THE ROMAN FORUM AND POST-ROMAN SEQUENCE AT THE CITY CENTRE
Written by H.R. Hurst.
Stock no. 1829485
Published by Gloucester Archaeological Publications. 1st 2020. Slightly better than very good condition.

Gloucester Archaeological Reports, Volume 3. Excavations at 11-17 and 22 Southgate Street and 4 Westgate Street. Large format. Green pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. vii and 240 pages including index. ISBN: 9780948386022. Covers are very lightly scuffed. Base of spine is bumped and gutter edges of contents are thus lightly creased (minor). Else a lovely copy.

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