Arrian's History of Alexander's Expedition. Translated from the Greek with Notes Historical, Geographical, and Critical By Mr. Rooke. To Which is Prefixed Mr. Le Clerc's Criticism Upon Quintus Curtius; a New Edition in 2 Vols (in 1). by Rooke, John; Arrian ( Lucius Flavius Arrianus) - 1814

London: William Baynes 1809, 3rd edition. (Hardcover) 389pp. Very good. Rebound in a 19th century leather binding. Engraved frontispiece portrait, index. The spine and covers are lightly rubbed and edgeworn, the margins have been trimmed and the edges spackled, there is a previous owner's bookplate, the pages are quite clean except for the frontis which has some spotting. With a short account of the Ancient and Modern Samaritans. The whole much enlarged from the principal writers on Jewish Antiquities by Adam Clarke, LL.D. The Third Edition, with many additions and improvements. Edited by Adam Clarke. (History--Ancient, Jews, Religion).

Bonn: Eduard Weber, 1841. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. First Edition. 8vo. 4 volumes. Volume I. pp. XXVII, [1], 721, [1]. Volume II. pp. [6], 561, [1]. Volume III. pp. [4], IV, 659, [1]. Volume IV. pp. VIII, 336. The first part, in one volume, is titled Untersuchungen uber die Religion und die Gottheiten der Phonizier. The second part in 3 volumes is titled Das Phonizische Alterthum. Scattered mild to moderate marginal foxing. The title pages and several interior leaves in each volume contain an institutional blind stamp. The title page to part II, volume I shows some moderate foxing. A small tear on the front blank fly-leaf of volume IV is neatly sealed. Bound in quarter red morocco with gilt spines and marbled boards. The volumes contain some wear to extremities as well as a few spots of darkening; the head cap of volume three is carefully restored. Franz Karl Movers (1806-1856) was a German orientalist who taught at the University of Breslau (Wroclaw). His extensive study of… Read More

Third edition. John Murray. London. 1883. Two volumes. Octavo. Title page in red and black, with engraved vignette. cxxviii, 501, (2) addenda and errata pp. Frontispiece., 12 plans and maps, some folding, 3 engraved plates, numerous illustrations, vignettes and engravings.; xv, 579, (1) errata pp. Colour frontispiece., 10 plans and maps, some folding, large folding map, numerous illustrations and engravings, 4 engraved plates. Complete with all maps, plans and illustrations. Original decorative cloth, gilt and blind tooling. Slightly bumped to corners. Occasional spotting. A bright and handsome set.
Bookplates of Sir John Nicholson Barran, [First Baronet] designed and engraved by George W Eve [R.E. (1855-1914)], dated 1896, to feps.
Dennis, George (1814–1898), Archaeologist and explorer. The result of several explorations in Tuscany, Lazio and Umbria from 1842 to 1878, this work remains the fundamental reference and guide to the Etruscan city-states.
Dennis made further tours of Etruria following… Read More

Dark brown cloth boards with debossed decoration to boards and gilt particulars to spine. Bookplate of M.C.C. Stopes to front pastedown. Organized into two parts, Egypt and Babylonia, then further into 10 sections. Some topics for Egypt include: The Sun God and the Ennead, Animal Worship, The Sacred Books, and Osiris and the Osirian Faith, as well as others. Some topics for Babylonia include: Primitive Animism, The Sun-God and Istar, Cosmologies, Myths and Epics, Astro-Theology and the Moral Element in Babylonian Religion, as well as others. General wear to boards (see image) and some minor spotting to page edges, but not to interior pages. Sporadic dog-earing to corners of pages and notes in pencil to margins. Copious notes to back advertisement pages. vii, 509 pp.

London: Folio Society 2008. (4to in slipcase) 694pp. Fine, no dust jacket. Black cloth with gilt illustrated spine and front cover in a fine metallic gold slipcase. Top edge gilt, map endpapers, illustrated title page, plans, color photographs, appendices, bibliography, index. "It's rare that one can point to modern books on history that have fundamentally enlarged and changed our view of the past. But three accounts brought together for the first time in this collection did just that when they were first published, and they still stand today as in this collection did just that when they were first published, and they still stand today as the best introductions to the fascinating world of the ancient empires and medieval kingdoms that rules in the vast area along the Nile from Upper Egypt to the Sudan and Ethiopia" - from the Preface. Preface by Michael Wood. Locale: Egypt; Ethiopia; North Africa; Sudan. (History, History--Ancient).

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1987. Signed first edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1987, first printing. 4to., 9" x 11 1/4", xxxiii+353pp. illustrated with maps and hundreds of b/w color plates. Inscribed by author to her parents, thanking them for sustaining her through the 22 years of work that went into the book. Copy of full page letter from author to publisher laid in. Offset from paper clip on title page. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. . Signed by Author. 1st. Hard. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to.

The War with Catiline
Sallust
Translated by John C. Rolfe
The War with Catiline, also known as the Catiline (Latin: De coniuratione Catilinae or Bellum Catilinae) is the first story published by the Roman historian Salustius. It is a chronicle of the attempt to overthrow the Roman rule taken by Catiline in 63 BC, probably written between 44 and 40 BC, 20 years after the events described. The story begins with a short introduction about the nature of man, history, and the short autobiography of Salustius himself. Later, the historian describes Catiline himself and presents his political ambitions. According to Salustius, Catiline is an enemy of law, order, and morality. It is a model of all the behaviors that the writer considers to be disastrous for Rome.
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Octavo (162,5 x 250 mm). Finely bound by hand in leather with a slipcase. gilt raised bands, twin rule to boards in gilt, marbled edges. Set in Doves Type and printed on Fabriano Tiepolo cotton paper in an editon of 25 copies.
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Avec notes et éclaircissements sur les sciences, les arts, l'industrie et le commerce des anciens, par Émile Bères. Chamerot, Libraire-Éditeur, Paris, 1845.
--- Edges untrimmed. Uncut copy. Foxing on pages. Some wear at covers.

London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1816. Originally published in Vienna in a journal entitled Mines de l'Orient, this second edition printed in London in 1816 has been nicely rebound in 1/4 calf with gilt titling and marble boards. Bookplate on front pastedown and biographical entry on Rich taped to new front endpaper. Original pages and plates all in very good condition. 67 pp. 3 plates. Photos are of the actual book you will receive. Ships wrapped in bubble wrap and packed securely in a box.

UNITED STATES: T. N. JAMES & CO., 1884 RARE, VERY NICE THREE BOOK SET, LIGHT TAN HARD LEATHER COVERS. WEAR EDGES AND ON SPINE, FIRST BLANK PAGE INSIDE VOLUME I AND III LOOSE, OTHERWISE TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. TERRIFIC ARTWORK AND ILLUSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT. GOLD PRINT, BLACK AND RED COLOR IN SPINE DESIGN. LARGE, HEAVY BOOKS WITH SET WEIGHING 13.4 POUNDS. GREAT DETAIL ON ALL NATIONS. VOLUME I GREEK, ROMAN AND GERMAN HISTORY. VOLUME II GERMAN, FRENCH AND ENGLISH HISTORY. VOLUME III ENGLISH, AMERICAN AND APPENDIX. Charlotte Mary Yonge (18231901) was an English novelist, who wrote in the service of the church. Her abundant books helped to spread the influence of the Oxford Movement and show her keen interest in matters of public health and sanitation. Her work is mostly out of print. Yonge's work was widely read and respected in the 19th century. Among her admirers were Lewis Carroll, George Eliot, William Ewart Gladstone, Charles Kingsley, Christina Rossetti, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, and Anthony… Read More