Search Results: History of Ancient Civilizations from Elk Creek Heritage Books

Random House, 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated First Edition. In addition, complete number line including number one. Hard cover in very good condition with black boards and gold gilt spine lettering. Text block clean and tight but for former owner's name on inside of front cover under the jacket flap; no other writings or markings noted. Dust jacket in likewise very good condition; not price clipped. * From a review by William H. McNeill, professor emeritus in history, University of Chicago, "". . . a learned and judicious essay about a man who became a myth in his lifetime and remains partly mythical today in spite of the best efforts of generations of scholars to interpret and reinterpret surviving ancient texts about him. Certainty on many points will never be possible, but reading what Rogers has to say about how Alexander changed the world around him and how his deeds still echo among us is a delightful exercise. Alexander modeled himself… Read More

New York: Random House, 1992. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 2nd Printing Hardcover in very good condition with green boards & a darker green spine cloth containing gold gilt lettering. Interior text block clean & tight with no writing, no markings to note. Dust jacket very good, crisp, shiny, unmarred with barely a ghost of shelf or edge wear. Not price clipped. * From the front jacket flap, ""...Daniel J. Boorstin brings to life more than three thousand years of achievement in the arts. ... [he] puts flesh on the great figures who have created our cultural heritage, from the pyramid builders to Picasso, enriching our world with architecture, painting, sculpture, music, drama, dance, and literature. ...""

Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc, 1961. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Stated First Edition. Former Church Library Book with library pockets pasted on back of front cover and front free end paper; unused / never checked out. Hard cover in very good condition. Marbled printed dark beige boards with black lettering of title and an illustration. Muted orange spine cloth contains black spine lettering. (See book images.) End papers contains black & white/sepia toned illustrations of what appear to be archaeological digs. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted except for former owner's name (the Pastor of the Church) on half title page and Church's address stamp on bottom margin of page 41. Good solid papers have hint of age toning. Illustrated throughout with Black & white/sepia toned illustrations. Dust jacket is good and shows shelf and edge wear, several small chips and bumps. One 1/2"" closed tear is taped. Not price clipped.… Read More

NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing First Edition per complete number line including number one. Hard cover in very good condition with tan boards, dark orange spine cloth, and black spine lettering. Text block clean and tight but for former owner's name and date on front free end paper. No other writing or markings noted. Dust jacket in very good condition. * From the book, ""A splendid one-volume history of Greece and Rome that tells us not only what happened but what it all means to us. Few writers bring the historical lessons of the classical world home to us with the style and intelligence of Grant.""