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ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM AND MONUMENTS OF ANCIENT TAXILA

by Hamid, Alhaj Maulvi Mohammad

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1961
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Lahore: Printed at the Pakistan Times Press, 1961. 89 pp. Original yellow wraps, lightly soiled w/ light edge wear. Creases to bottom corners of covers. Light foxing to edges of text block. Fold-out map in rear.. Soft Cover. Good+/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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TROJA: Results of the Latest Researches and Discoveries on the Site of Homer's Troy, 1882

by Schliemann, Heinrich/Sayce, A. H. (Preface)

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Published
1976
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Hardcover
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9780405098529
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New York: Arno Press, 1976. 433+pp. Original burnt orange cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding and edges of text block a bit soiled. Includes b/w illustrations and maps. Contents very nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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CIVILIZATION OF PREHISTORIC CYPRUS

by Karageorghis, Vassos/Christopoulos, George A. (Publisher's Foreword)

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Hardcover
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9780933516991
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New York/London: Alpine Fine Arts Collection, Ltd. (1983) 230 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding very bright and clean. Bottom of spine a bit bumped. Light foxing to edges of text block and endpapers. DJ lightly soiled w/ modest edge wear. Approx. 1/4" closed tear at top edge… Read more about this item
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ANCIENT MARINERS: Seafarers and Sea Fighters of the Mediterranean in Ancient Times

by Casson, Lionel

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First Printing
Published
1959
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Hardcover
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New York: The MacMillan Company, 1959. 286 pp. Original brown cloth covers, lightly soiled. Spine sunned w/ faint sunning to edges. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Illust. w/ b/w plates. Contents nice.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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PEOPLES, SEAS, AND SHIPS

by Herman, Zvi/Ortzen, Len (Translator)

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Hardcover
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London: Phoenix House (1966) 222 pp. Original yellow covers, very bright and clean. Crease to spine. DJ lightly soiled w/ modest edge wear. Generously illustrated w/ half-tone and line illustrations in text, and 10 double-page full colour plates. Contents nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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HISTORY OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

by Sachs, Curt

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First Edition
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Hardcover
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New York: W. W. Norton & Company Inc. (1940) 508 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding lightly soiled and rubbed. Spine a bit sunned. Corners slightly bumped and frayed. Previous owner's name on front blank endpaper. Rear hinge starting. Illust. w/ b/w plates and drawings.. First Edition.… Read more about this item
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FLOWERS OF ANCIENT HISTORY: Comprehending, On a New Plan, the Most Remarkable and Interesting Events, as Well as Characters, of Antiquity--Designed for the Improvement and Entertainment of Youth

by Adams, Rev. John

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Published
1832
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Hardcover
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Baltimore, MD: Joseph N. Lewis, 1832. 288 pp. Original full-leather covers w/ gilt title on black leather spine label. Binding scuffed w/ wear to extremities. Tears to several leaves. Light dampstains and foxing throughout. . Hard Cover. Fair to Good/No Dust Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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ROMAN BRITAIN: History and Sites

by Fry, Plantagenet Somerset

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Used - Near Fine
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Near Fine
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First Edition
Published
1984
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Hardcover
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Newton Abbot/Totowa : David & Charles/Barnes & Noble Books, 1984. 560 pp. incl. index. Green paper boards; touch of edge wear, else near fine. Contents fine. Half-tone illust. and line diagrams. Pictorial dj near fine. Archeological dictionary of Roman sites in the British Isles: 55 BC -- 400 AD. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near… Read more about this item
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CAMBRIDGE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ARCHAEOLOGY

by Sherratt, Andrew (Editor)/Clark, Professor Grahame (Foreword)

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Very Good
Edition
First Edition
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780517534977
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New York, NY: Crown Publishers, Inc./Cambridge University Press (1980) 496 pp. Original black paper covered boards, very bright and clean. Small tear (approx. 3/4") to top inner hinge. DJ has mild edge wear. Includes over 400 illustrations and maps. Contents nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12"… Read more about this item
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ANCIENT EGYPT: The Land and Its Legacy

by James, T. G. H.

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Fine
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Third Printing
Published
1990
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Hardcover
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Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1990. 223 pp. incl. index. Brown paper boards, contents, and pictorial dj fine. Color illust. throughout. Introduction to Egyptian archeology. . Third Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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A HISTORY OF THE OSTROGOTHS

by Burns, Thomas S.

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First Edition
Published
1984
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780253328311
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Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1984. 300 pp. Original blue cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Modest rubbing to bottom of spine, and bottom corner of rear cover. Spine ends slightly bumped. DJ has mild edge wear. Illust. w/ b/w photos, figures, and maps. Contents nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.… Read more about this item
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MAYA RUINS OF MEXICO IN COLOR

by Ferguson, William M. and Royce, John Q./Coe, Michael D. (Foreword)

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First Edition
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Hardcover
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9780806114422
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Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press (1977) 246 pp. Original dark green leatherette covers, very bright and clean. Top of spine a bit bumped. Light foxing to edges of text block. DJ lightly soiled w/ modest edge wear. Illust. w/ color photos and b/w drawings. Contents very nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very… Read more about this item
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ANATOLIA I: From the Beginnings to the End of the 2nd Millennium BC

by Alkim, U. Bahadir

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Near Fine
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First American Edition
Published
1968
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Hardcover
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Cleveland, OH: World Publishing Company, 1968. 279 pp. incl. index. Full gray pebbled cloth; slightly edge worn, else near fine. Contents fine. Half-tone illust. throughout and a few color illust. Pictorial dj; sl. edge worn, else near fine. Plain paper slipcase; moderately worn and dusted, else good. Archeological study of Neolithic civilizations in modern-day… Read more about this item
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GEOGRAPHIA CLASSICA: Or, the Application of Antient Geography to the Classics

by Butler, Samuel

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Published
1843
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Hardcover
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Philadelphia, PA: Lea & Blanchard, 1843. 264 pp. ½ sheep backed cloth boards; edge worn and scuffed, cloth boards faded, else good. Contents very good. Text volume only. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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NINEVEH AND ITS PALACES: The Discoveries of Botta and Layard, Applied to the Elucidation of Holy Whit

by Bonomi, Joseph

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Third Edition
Published
1878
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Hardcover
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London: George Bell & Sons (on title page) / Bohn's Libraries (on spine) , 1878. 537 pp. incl. index. Full green cloth, gilt spine letters; slightly edge worn, else very good. Pages sl. age-toned. 'Contents' pages v.-xvi. nearly loose gathering, else good. Text illust. B/w frontis litho, line map of Nineveh region. Folding plate… Read more about this item
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ANCIENT EUROPE FROM THE BEGINNINGS OF AGRUCULTURE TO CLASSICAL ANTIQUITY: A Survey

by Piggott, Stuart

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Third Printing
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Hardcover
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Chicago, IL: Aldine Publishing Company (1966) 340 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Light rubbing to corners and spine ends. Covers a bit cocked. DJ has wear to edges w/ light chipping to corners and spine ends. Approx. 3/4" closed tear at top edge of, and approx. 3/4" wide x… Read more about this item
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PROPHETS, IDOLS AND DIGGERS: Scientific Proof of Bible History

by Elder, John

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First Edition
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Hardcover
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New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc. (1960) 240 pp. Original brown paper covered boards w/ red cloth spine. Binding very bright and clean. Spine ends and bottom corners a bit bumped. Light foxing to edges of text block and endpapers. Previous owner's name at top edge of front endpaper. DJ lightly soiled and… Read more about this item
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JOHN BROWN: The Making of a Revolutionary/The Story of John Brown in His Own Words and in the Words of Those Who Knew Him

by Ruchames, Louis (Edited and with Introductions and Commentary)/Brown, John

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New York, NY: Grosset & Dunlap/The Universal Library (1969) 316 pp. Original pictorial white wraps, lightly soiled w/ mild edge wear. Light soiling to edges of text block. Creases to bottom corners. Previous owner's address label, and small black dot (marker ?) on half-title page. Otherwise, contents nice.. Soft Cover. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket.… Read more about this item
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EARLY CIVILIZATION: An Introduction to Anthropology

by Goldenweiser, Alexander A.

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First American Edition
Published
1922
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Hardcover
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1922. 428 pp. incl. index. Full black cloth; slightly edge worn, covers rubbed, else very good. Endpapers moderately toned, text pages very good. 8 half-tone plates. Cultural anthropology: introductory chapters on Eskimo, Tlingit and Haida, Iroquois; Industry, and Religion and Magic; Society Foundations; Theories on Early Mentality. . First American Edition.… Read more about this item
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KING HEROD'S DREAM: Caesarea on the Sea

by Holum, Kenneth G., et al.

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First American Edition
Published
1988
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Hardcover
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New York: W. W. Norton and Company, 1988. 248 pp. incl. index. Full brown cloth and contents fine. Color and line illust. Pictorial dj; touch of edge wear, else near fine. Archeological study of King Herod's era (73 BC--4 BC), city of Caesarea under the Roman Empire. . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to… Read more about this item
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