PHILOPONI IN PHYSICORUM LIBROS VOL XVII by (Editor) HIERONYMUS VITELLI - 1885

Academiae Litterarum, 1950. Hardcover. Very Good. Blue cloth with black leather spine label and head & tail lines. Fine binding and cover. Tanning. Ships daily.

Hildesheim: Georg Olms, 1967. Two volumes, large octavo, pp xii, 522; xvi, 740, very good condition. Heavy - extra postage may be required. [Facsimile of the work first published in 1928 - 1934 . Two volumes only, of four.]. [The author was a Hungarian rabbi, scholar and politician. Low systematically explored the basics of plant terminology in different periods of the Hebrew and Aramaic languages, dominated the latest scientific methods in this field, made himself familiar with literary sources of plant names, and made careful use of manuscript material. With the help of Semitic languages, especially Syriac, he clarified many etymologies.. Cloth. Very Good.

DUST JACKET ONLY. NO BOOK IS INCLUDED The Aesop For Children Rand McNally & Company copyright 1919. MILO WINTER 27 X 11 7/8 Orange/Red First Edition unclipped DUST JACKET ONLY. This dust jacket (fits a volume 9 3/4 X 11 7/8) Original price $2.00. USED. Good condition.

Buenos Aires: Emece Editores, 1945. [Spanish text]. Five volumes, with reproductions of the original title pages, large octavo, PAGES UNCUT AND UNOPENED, marbled endpapers, red coth with black spine labels, slightly faded and rubbed but very firm, a good set. [Please note - the pages are uncut, unopened. They will need to be opened with a sharp knife. PAGINA SIN ABRIR.] SCARCE.] A heavy set - extra postage will be needed.. Second edition. Cloth. Very Good.

Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksells, 1949. Large octavo, pp 338, a very occasional light and discrete pencil note in a margin, otherwise incredibly clean internally, paperback, the covers in very good condition. RARE - a fine copy. [Macer Floridus is the alleged pseudonym of Odo de Meung, a French cleric and physician who lived during the 11th century and was the presumed author of the herbal poem De Viribus Herbarum (On the properties of plants). The use of "Macer" alludes to the Roman poet, Aemilius Macer (16 B.C.), who authored a poem on remedies for those afflicted with wounds from poisonous serpents. The herbal, commonly referred to as the Macer Floridus, was written in Latin hexameter verse and presented the medicinal uses of plants. The rhyming verse aided doctors and apothecaries in memorizing medicinal recipes and treatments, which made the herbal popular among those who practiced medicine during the Middle Ages. The Macer Floridus is recognized as a signal of revival in botanical… Read More

Academiae Litterarum, 1950. Hardcover. Very Good. Blue cloth with black leather spine label and head & tail lines. Fine binding and cover. Tanning. Ships daily.

DUST JACKET ONLY. NO BOOK IS INCLUDED The Aesop For Children Rand McNally & Company copyright 1919. MILO WINTER 27 X 11 7/8 Orange/Red First Edition unclipped DUST JACKET ONLY. This dust jacket (fits a volume 9 3/4 X 11 7/8) Original price $2.00. USED. Good condition.

Brown leather with gilt detailing and labels to spine. Four raised bands, silk ribbon, and moire endpapers. All edges gilt. Previous owner's stamp to title page and last page. Minor staining to boards and wear to gilt on edges, but overall a clean copy. Scarce.
6.75 x 9.5 in

"In the Footsteps of Orpheus" by R.F. Paget. Published in the United Kingdom in 1967 by the Scientific Book Club. RARE BOOK! With B&W photographs.
"Is the story of Orpheus in the Underworld merely a legend, a figment of the Ancients' picturesque imagination, or is it, like the story of the Trojan War, based on historical fact? Dr. Paget, with his colleague Keith JOnes, set out to do the same for Vergil, and to discover the entrance to the Underworld and the Oracle of the Dead by the crater of Avernus, directing his steps according to clues in the Aeneid...This remarkable book brings the past to life with a description of the ancient rituals, reconstructed on the very site that Vergil knew."
Book is in Very Good condition. Corners are bumped a bit. Staining on the top page edges. Interior is in Great condition. Dustjacket is in Near Fine condition. A little creasing at the corners. Slight other wear/creasing on the edges of the DJ.

First printing (number line contains "1").
Book cover like new, slight wear at end caps - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new.
Jacket like new.
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The first proper fortifications in Japan began to develop with the appearance of the first emperors around 250. Although initially fortifications were simply wooden constructions, as internal strife became a way of life in Japan, more and increasingly elaborate fortifications were built. By the mid-16th century elaborate and beautiful traditional stone castles were wide spread. At the same time, rivalries between different monastic orders led to the development of fortified Buddhist temples and monasteries until the suppression of the warrior monks under Tokugawa Ieyasu. The 19th century saw the development of European-style forts, and the strengthening of costial defences against incursions by the West.… Read More