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ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM AND MONUMENTS OF ANCIENT TAXILA
by Hamid, Alhaj Maulvi Mohammad
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- Used - Good+
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- 1961
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- Paperback
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£13.68
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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. Item Price
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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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- Used - Very Good+
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- 1976
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- Hardcover
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- 9780405098529
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£17.71
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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. Item Price
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CIVILIZATION OF PREHISTORIC CYPRUS
by Karageorghis, Vassos/Christopoulos, George A. (Publisher's Foreword)
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- Very Good+
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- Hardcover
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- 9780933516991
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£25.76
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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 Item Price
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ANCIENT MARINERS: Seafarers and Sea Fighters of the Mediterranean in Ancient Times
by Casson, Lionel
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Dust Jacket
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- First Printing
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- 1959
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- Hardcover
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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£11.67
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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. Item Price
£11.67
PEOPLES, SEAS, AND SHIPS
by Herman, Zvi/Ortzen, Len (Translator)
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- Used - Very Good+
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- Very Good+
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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. Item Price
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HISTORY OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
by Sachs, Curt
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- Used - Good+ to Very Good-
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- No Dust Jacket
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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 Item Price
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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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- Used - Fair to Good
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- No Dust Jacket
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- 1832
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- Hardcover
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£105.46
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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. Item Price
£105.46
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
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- 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 Item Price
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CAMBRIDGE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ARCHAEOLOGY
by Sherratt, Andrew (Editor)/Clark, Professor Grahame (Foreword)
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- Hardcover
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- 9780517534977
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£18.52
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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 Item Price
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ANCIENT EGYPT: The Land and Its Legacy
by James, T. G. H.
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- Third Printing
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- 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. Item Price
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A HISTORY OF THE OSTROGOTHS
by Burns, Thomas S.
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 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 Item Price
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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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- Used - Very Good+
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- Very Good+
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- First Edition
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- Hardcover
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- 9780806114422
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£15.70
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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 Item Price
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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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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First American Edition
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- 1968
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- Hardcover
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£15.70
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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 Item Price
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GEOGRAPHIA CLASSICA: Or, the Application of Antient Geography to the Classics
by Butler, Samuel
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- Used - Good to Very Good
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- No Dust Jacket
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- 1843
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- Hardcover
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£37.84
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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. Item Price
£37.84
NINEVEH AND ITS PALACES: The Discoveries of Botta and Layard, Applied to the Elucidation of Holy Whit
by Bonomi, Joseph
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- Used - Good
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- Third Edition
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- 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 Item Price
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ANCIENT EUROPE FROM THE BEGINNINGS OF AGRUCULTURE TO CLASSICAL ANTIQUITY: A Survey
by Piggott, Stuart
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- Used - Very Good
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- Good
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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 Item Price
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PROPHETS, IDOLS AND DIGGERS: Scientific Proof of Bible History
by Elder, John
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- Used - Very Good
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- Good+
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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 Item Price
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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 Item Price
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EARLY CIVILIZATION: An Introduction to Anthropology
by Goldenweiser, Alexander A.
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Dust Jacket
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- First American Edition
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- 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 Item Price
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KING HEROD'S DREAM: Caesarea on the Sea
by Holum, Kenneth G., et al.
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- Used - Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First American Edition
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- 1988
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- Hardcover
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£21.74
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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 Item Price
£21.74