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The Letters of Caius Plinius Caecilius Secundus:  The Translation of  Melmoth

The Letters of Caius Plinius Caecilius Secundus: The Translation of Melmoth

by Pliny; Bosanquet, Rev. F. C. T. (editor)

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Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, with 1/2 inch section missing from head of spine, owner signature on title page.
Published
1878
Binding
Hardcover
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London: George Bell and Sons. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, with 1/2 inch section missing from . head of spine, owner signature on title page.. 1878. Hardcover. xii, 415pp, blue blindstamped cloth. A volume in Bohn's Classical Library. Publisher ads fore and aft. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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City:  A Story of Roman Planning and Construction

City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction

by Macaulay, David

Condition
Used - Good in Good dust jacket; Library stamps and markings, top corner cut from front free endpaper.
Edition
Later Printing
Published
1974
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780395194928
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Good in Good dust jacket; Library stamps and markings, top corner cut from . front free endpaper.. 1974. Later Printing. Hardcover. 039519492X . Glossary, fantastic pen and ink illustrations by the Caldecott medalist. A detailed look at ancient Roman planning and construction techniques. ; Ex-Library; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 112 pages .
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The Templar Mission to Oak Island and Beyond:  Search for Ancient Secrets:  the Shocking Revelations of a 12th Century Manuscript

The Templar Mission to Oak Island and Beyond: Search for Ancient Secrets: the Shocking Revelations of a 12th Century Manuscript

by Halpern, Zena

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Used - Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
2017
Binding
Softcover
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Self Published. Very Good. 2017. First Edition. Softcover. Photos and illustrations. The author charts connections between a 12th century Italian Templar manuscript and the Oak Island treasure. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 302 pages .
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Persepolis Illustrated

Persepolis Illustrated

by Shahbazi, A. Shapur

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Used - Very Good; Covers lightly worn.
Published
1976
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Softcover
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Tehran, Iran: Institute of Achaemenid Research. Very Good; Covers lightly worn.. 1976. Softcover. Wonderful collection of color plates, photos, maps and information about the ancient Iranian site of Persepolis. Institute of Achaemenid Research Publication, number IV. Folded map of Persepolis laid in. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 79 pages .
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Eternal Rome:  The City and its People from the Earliest Times to the  Present Day

Eternal Rome: The City and its People from the Earliest Times to the Present Day

by Showerman, Grant

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Used - Good with no dust jacket; Covers soiled and rubbed, endpapers foxed.
Edition
Third Printing
Published
1925
Binding
Hardcover
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New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. Good with no dust jacket; Covers soiled and rubbed, endpapers foxed.. 1925. Third Printing. Hardcover. Blue cloth, xii, 650pp. Black and white illustrations and photos, maps, chronology, notes, and index. A solid copy of the two volumes republished as one volume. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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A History of Histories:  Epics, Chronicles, Romances and Inquiries from  Herodotus and Thucydides to the Twentieth Century

A History of Histories: Epics, Chronicles, Romances and Inquiries from Herodotus and Thucydides to the Twentieth Century

by Burrow, John

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Used - Very Good
Edition
Later Printing
Published
2008
Binding
Softcover
ISBN
9780375727672
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NY: Random House. Very Good. 2008. Later Printing. Softcover. 0375727671 . xviii, 517pp. Acknowledgments, bibliography, and index. Brings to life and explains the distinctive qualities found in the work of historians from the ancient Egyptians and Greeks to the present. (from the rear cover) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Palmyra:  An Irreplaceable Treasure

Palmyra: An Irreplaceable Treasure

by Veyne, Paul

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Used - Very Good
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Published
2018
Binding
Softcover
ISBN
9780226600055
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Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Very Good. 2018. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. 022660005X . ix, 88pp. Color photographs and notes. A beautiful copy of this historical and archaeological study. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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The Parthenon Enigma

The Parthenon Enigma

by Connelly, Joan Breton

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Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Edition
Second Printing
Published
2014
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780307593382
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NY: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2014. Second Printing. Hardcover. 030759338X . Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page. xxiii, 485pp. Illustrated endpapers, black and white photos and illustrations, notes, bibliography, index, and credits. A new understanding of the West's most iconic building and the people who made it. (from the front… Read more about this item
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A Passion for the Past:  The Odyssey of a Transatlantic Archaeologist

A Passion for the Past: The Odyssey of a Transatlantic Archaeologist

by Hume, Ivor Noel

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Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket rubbed.
Edition
First Printing
Published
2010
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780813929774
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Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket rubbed.. 2010. First Printing. Hardcover. 0813929776 . xvii, 350pp. Acknowledgments, black and white photo section, and index. Autobiography by the noted author and former director of Colonial Williamsburg's archaeological research program. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Ancient Egyptian Jewelry

Ancient Egyptian Jewelry

by Andrews, Carol

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Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket very lightly worn.
Published
1991
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780810919051
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NY: Harry N. Abrams. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket very lightly worn.. 1991. Hardcover. 0810919052 . Profusely illustrated with color photos. Bibliography, chronology, sources of illustrations, index. A great reference for the Egyptologist or jewelry designer. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 208 pages .
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Handbook of American Indian Languages, Part 2

Handbook of American Indian Languages, Part 2

by Boas, Franz (editor)

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Used - Good with no dust jacket; Usual library stamps and deaccession markings, bords lightly worn.
Published
1922
Binding
Hardcover
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Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. Good with no dust jacket; Usual library stamps and deaccession markings, . bords lightly worn.. 1922. Hardcover. Green cloth titled in gilt on spine. Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of America Ethnology, Bulletin 40. Includes bulletins on The Takelma language of southwestern Oregon by Edward Sapir, Coos and Siuslawan (Lower Umpqua) by Leo J. Frachtenberg, and Chukchee… Read more about this item
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Archaeological Explorations in Northeastern Arizona

Archaeological Explorations in Northeastern Arizona

by Kidder, Alfred Vincent; Guernsey, Samuel J.

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Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Bookplate on front pastedown endpaper, boards lightly worn, spot on front boards, edges foxed.
Published
1919
Binding
Hardcover
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Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. Very Good with no dust jacket; Bookplate on front pastedown endpaper, . boards lightly worn, spot on front boards, edges foxed.. 1919. Hardcover. Green cloth titled in gilt on spine. Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of America Ethnology, Bulletin 65. Appendix, bibliography, index, many black and white photos and illustrations. Detailed report on the 1914-1915 archaeological explorations… Read more about this item
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An Introduction to the Study of the Maya Hieroglyphs

An Introduction to the Study of the Maya Hieroglyphs

by Morley, Sylvanus Griswold

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Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, front free endpaper removed, bookplate scar and adhesive stain on front pastedown endpap
Published
1915
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Hardcover
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Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, front free endpaper removed, . bookplate scar and adhesive stain on front pastedown endpaper.. 1915. Hardcover. Green cloth titled in gilt on spine. Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of America Ethnology, Bulletin 57. xvi, 284pp. Bibliography, index, map, tables, illustrations. A primer on the study and decipherment of Mayan hieroglyphs.… Read more about this item
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The Monuments of Egypt:  The Napoleonic Edition: the Complete  Archaeological Plates from La Description De L’egypte

The Monuments of Egypt: The Napoleonic Edition: the Complete Archaeological Plates from La Description De L’egypte

by Gillespie, Charles; Dewachter, Michael

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Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Edition
Later Printing
Published
1987
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781568522654
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Old Saybrook, CT: Konecky & Konecky. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1987. Later Printing. Hardcover. 1568522657 . Aqua cloth. Black and white illustrations, black and white and color plates. A beautiful copy. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 528 pages .
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The Land That Time Forgot:  A Trilogy

The Land That Time Forgot: A Trilogy

by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

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Used - Very Good in Fair dust jacket; Jacket tattered and soiled and price-clipped.
Published
1975
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Hardcover
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Garden City, NY: Nelson Doubleday. Very Good in Fair dust jacket; Jacket tattered and soiled and . price-clipped.. 1975. Hardcover. Mustard paper-covered boards. Contains: The Land That Time Forgot, The People That Time Forgot and Out of Time's Abyss. Information about the 1975 film The Land That Time Forgot starring Doug McClure printed on rear jacket panel. Six movie stills.… Read more about this item
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How to Build Egyptian Boat Models:  Patterns and Instruction for Three  Royal Vessels

How to Build Egyptian Boat Models: Patterns and Instruction for Three Royal Vessels

by Sintich, Jack

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Used - Very Good
Edition
First Printing
Published
2007
Binding
Softcover
ISBN
9780486455662
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Mineola, NY: Dover. Very Good. 2007. First Printing. Softcover. 0486455661 . Black and white and color photographs, diagrams, and patterns. A beginner's skill level is all that's needed to expertly construct the royal sailing ships of King Khufu, Queen Hatshepsut, and Ramses II. (from rear cover). ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 64 pages .
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The Letters of Pliny:  A Historical and Social Commentary

The Letters of Pliny: A Historical and Social Commentary

by Pliny; Sherwin-White, A. N.

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Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Boards rubbed, page edges smudged, jacket lightly soiled.
Edition
Second Printing
Published
1968
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780198144359
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London: Oxford University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Boards rubbed, page edges smudged, . jacket lightly soiled.. 1968. Second Printing. Hardcover. 0198144350 . Red cloth. xvi, 808pp. Abbreviations list, biographical summaries, appendices, notes, and index. This book tries to set each letter in its social, political, legal or literary context, and present a conspectus of modern opinion… Read more about this item
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Herculaneum to Malibu:  A Companion to the Visit of the J. Paul Getty  Museum Building

Herculaneum to Malibu: A Companion to the Visit of the J. Paul Getty Museum Building

by Neuerburg, Norman

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Used - Very Good; Covers lightly worn, owner notes on title page.
Published
1975
Binding
Softcover
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Malibu, CA: J. Paul Getty Museum. Very Good; Covers lightly worn, owner notes on title page.. 1975. Softcover. Stapled illustrated card covers. Many color photos and other illustrations. A descriptive guide to the ancient Roman villa reconstructed in Malibu at the J. Paul Getty Museum. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 32 pages .
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Most Ancient Verse

Most Ancient Verse

by Jacobsen, Thorkild; Wilson, John A. ; Grene, David

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Used - Very Good; Spine slightly toned, head of spine rounded.
Edition
Second Printing
Published
1972
Binding
Hardcover
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Chicago: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Very Good; Spine slightly toned, head of spine rounded.. 1972. Second Printing. Hardcover. Tan buckram binding with printed label on front boards and spine. A collection of poetry from ancient Egypt and Sumeria, translated by Jacobsen and Wilson, and with an introduction by Grene. Measures 5 x 11 inches. ; 4to… Read more about this item
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Roman History from Coins:  Some Uses of the Imperial Coinage to the  Historian

Roman History from Coins: Some Uses of the Imperial Coinage to the Historian

by Grant, Michael

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Used - Good in Good dust jacket; Boards, endpapers, and page edges foxed, jacket price-clipped, chipped, with vintage tape repairs to
Edition
First Printing
Published
1958
Binding
Hardcover
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Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. Good in Good dust jacket; Boards, endpapers, and page edges foxed, jacket . price-clipped, chipped, with vintage tape repairs to the reverse.. 1958. First Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated cloth. 32pp of plates following text. Endpaper map, foreword, notes, index, and black and white photos. A study of the coins of Rome as they relate to art,… Read more about this item
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