Search Results: Geneaology from Ancient World Books

University; [Distributed By J. J.. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1968. Hardcover. Textblock has small stains to foreedges. Very light wear to a few corners. Else book is fine. DJ spine is sunned. DJ has light shelfwear and rubbing now protected in mylar. ; Traces all members of the ancient Byzantine house of Kantakouzenos (Cantacuzenus) in the period between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries AD. ; Dumbarton Oaks Studies; 265 pages .

University; [Distributed By J. J.. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1968. Hardcover. Textblock has tiny stains to top else book is fine. DJ spine is a bit sunned. DJ has light shelfwear and rubbing with large tear to top of textblock (repaired on reverse with clear tape). Small stain to front panel of DJ. ; Traces all members of the ancient Byzantine house of Kantakouzenos (Cantacuzenus) in the period between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries AD. ; Dumbarton Oaks Studies; 265 pages .

Bell & Daldy. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1873. Hardcover. Very mild foxing to prelims. Spine cover has a small piece missing. Former owner's signature in pencil. ; 529 pages .

The Athlone Press. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1968. Hardcover. 0485131226 . Top of textblock is foxed. DJ is browned and has 1 small chip. Scuffing to DJ spine. ; Presents a full account of the prominent Byzantine family of Doukas from its appearance in the mid-ninth century down to the fall of Constantinople. ; University of London Historical Study XXII; 244 pages; Folding genealogical table. .

The British Academy & Oxford University Press. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. 0197262163 . Dustjacket has 1 tear to head of spine and 1 tear to bottom rear corner. Top edge of front board very lightly bumped else fine. Signed by Elaine Matthews to ffep. ; Proceedings of the British Academy 104; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages; Within the great diversity of their world, the assertion of origin was essential to the ancient Greeks in defining their sense of who they were and how they distinguished themselves from neighbours and strangers. Each person's name might carry both identity and origin - 'I am' . . . inseparable from 'I come from' . . . Names have surfaced in many guises and locations - on coins and artefacts, embedded within inscriptions and manuscripts - carrying with them evidence even from prehistoric and preliterate times. The Lexicon of Greek Personal Names has already identified more than 200,000 individuals. The… Read More

The British Academy & Oxford University Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. 0197262163 . Dustjacket has minor shelfwear and rubbing. One corner very lightly bumped else fine. ; Proceedings of the British Academy 104; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages; Within the great diversity of their world, the assertion of origin was essential to the ancient Greeks in defining their sense of who they were and how they distinguished themselves from neighbours and strangers. Each person's name might carry both identity and origin - 'I am' . . . inseparable from 'I come from' . . . Names have surfaced in many guises and locations - on coins and artefacts, embedded within inscriptions and manuscripts - carrying with them evidence even from prehistoric and preliterate times. The Lexicon of Greek Personal Names has already identified more than 200,000 individuals. The contributors to this volume draw on this resource to demonstrate the breadth of… Read More

C. E. Tuttle Co. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1969. Hardcover. 0804804583 . Former owner's signature on flypage. Book description has been pasted to inner cover. Spine is sunned. Edgewear to spine ends. Text is clean of any marks. Else Very Good. ; First published in 1862, this book provides additional source material for the genealogical researcher. In addition to the several hundred surnames explained, there is a section of Christian names as well. ; 122 pages .

Munshiram Manoharlal. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1973. Hardcover. Dustjacket is protected in mylar. Dustjacket has a few small nicks and tears. DJ is sliced along front panel. ; 134 pages; Traces the origins of the different tribes inhabiting North India. .

Franz Steiner Verlag. Very Good. 1972. Softcover. Minor wear to corners. Spine is browned. Light creasing to wraps. ; Essays on: Kleisthenes as Politician; an Exploration; leobotes Alkmeonos and Alkmeon Aristonymou; Kallias Kratiou; Perikles' Wife; Isagoras I and Isagoras II; Isodike; Alkibiades of Phegous; Double representation in the strategia at Athens; ; Historia : Einzelschriften ; Heft 19; 112 pages .

Franz Steiner Verlag. Very Good-. 1972. Softcover. Minor browning to wraps. Rubbing to extremities. Minor wear to corners. Base of spine is bumped. Spine wrap is slightly torn along one side (3cm) ; Essays on: Kleisthenes as Politician; an Exploration; leobotes Alkmeonos and Alkmeon Aristonymou; Kallias Kratiou; Perikles' Wife; Isagoras I and Isagoras II; Isodike; Alkibiades of Phegous; Double representation in the strategia at Athens; ; Historia : Einzelschriften ; Heft 19; 112 pages .

Scholars Press. Near Fine. 1991. Second Edition. Softcover. 1555406661 . Very light shelfwear. ; Looks at the etymology of names in the Roman Republic. ; American Philological Association American Classical Studies Series 3; 9.25 x 0.75 x 6 Inches; 100 pages .