Ancient History & Archaeology

The great civilizations of the distant past never cease to impress us with their spectacular achievements. Ideas, writings, and works of art speak to us across tracts of time with...

Focusing on the arrival of the human figure as a subject of art, Mary Beard examines the history of beauty in civilisation. Beginning with the Jericho painted skulls from 10,000...

Author: Otto MuckBinding: HardbackPublished: BCA, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling non-fiction work The Secret of Atlantis uncovers a provocative theory regarding the legendary lost continent. Otto...

Author: David AdamsonBinding: HardbackPublished: BCA, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis historical account chronicles the intricate saga of the Maya civilization, tracing four and a half centuries of...

Author: Esmond WrightBinding: HardbackPublished: VISCOUNT BOOKS, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Worn and faded on bindingThis authoritative volume chronicles the vast sweep of human civilization, beginning with the...

Author: John WarryBinding: HardbackPublished: Lansdowne Press, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some foxing on top of blockJohn Warry's Warfare In The Classical World chronicles the military...

The Seventy Great Inventions of the Ancient World traces the course of human ingenuity and innovation from the first crude stone tools of our earliest ancestors two and a half...

Author: C.A. BurlandBinding: HardbackPublished: BCA, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis historical account chronicles the rich and complex societies that flourished across the Americas before European contact. It...

Author: William MacquittyBinding: HardbackPublished: Macdonald and Jane's, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis captivating historical account, Island Of Isis: Philae, Temple Of The Nile, chronicles the enduring legacy...

Author: Tony MorrisonBinding: HardbackPublished: BCA, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling work of archaeological investigation, Pathways To The Gods: The Mystery Of The Andes Lines, chronicles the...

Author: John Boardman, Jasper Griffin, Oswyn MurrayBinding: HardbackPublished: Guild Publishing, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis authoritative volume presents a comprehensive overview of the classical world, chronicling the rise and...

Author: Pauline GedgeBinding: HardbackPublished: Allen Lane, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThe historical novel The Eagle And The Raven transports readers to the tumultuous landscape of...

Author: Peter J. UckoBinding: HardbackPublished: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, Gerald Duckworth and Company Ltd, Humanities Press Inc., 1977Condition:Book: FairJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Mild...

Author: Erich Von DanikenBinding: HardbackPublished: SOUVENIR PRESS, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis seminal work of speculative non-fiction presents a compelling argument...

Author: Rev. John Fleetwood, D.D.Binding: HardbackPublished: JAMES SANGSTER & CO., PATERNOSTER ROW., 1111Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous owner'The Life...

Since his death in 1904, Anton Pavlovich Chekhov's works have had an enormous resonance in different cultures and fields of artistic activity. The essays in this volume examine the various...

Author: John FinleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Harvard University Press, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Discoloured DJ spine. Chipping and light...

Author: Michel FoucaultBinding: HardbackPublished: Pantheon Books, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis profound work of philosophical history chronicles the ethical practices and self-formation in ancient Greek and...

Author: Readers DigestBinding: HardbackPublished: Readers Digest, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsGreat People Of The Bible And How They Lived presents an insightful examination of pivotal...

A sumptuous collection of nearly 100 German military edged weapons, predominantly swords and daggers, are displayed in close-up detail, together with information on what is known about their owners. Legacies...

The definitive story of the seven Cleopatras, the powerful goddess-queens of ancient Egypt One of history's most iconic figures, Cleopatra is rightly remembered as a clever and charismatic ruler. But...

Author: Paul JohnsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Book Club Associates, London, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical account, Civilizations Of The Holy Land, chronicles the rich and complex tapestry of...

Author: Reader's DigestBinding: HardbackPublished: Reader's Digest, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markings'Vanished Civilisations' chronicles the compelling narratives of ancient societies that once flourished and then mysteriously faded from...

A witty, inspiring reckoning with the ancient Greek and Roman myths and their legacy, from what they can illuminate about #MeToo to the radical imagery of Beyonce . The picture...

Author: Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1995Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account chronicles the monumental achievements of prehistoric European civilizations, presenting a fascinating overview of their enigmatic...

Author: James TownleyBinding: HardbackPublished: The Legal Classics Library, 2000Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work presents a meticulous analysis of Maimonides'...

Author: William Linn Westermann And A. Arthur SchillerBinding: HardbackPublished: The Legal Classics Library, New York, 1999Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly...

Author: Kathleen FreemanBinding: HardbackPublished: The Legal Classics Library, 2014Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work presents a comprehensive account of the...

Author: Cornelius Tacitus; G. G. Ramsay (trans); Dr A. Osley (intro)Binding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1952Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: No slipcase. Cornelius Tacitus's The Reign...

Author: Egon WelleszBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1957Condition:Book: Acceptable, ex-libraryJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsThe New Oxford History Of Music:...

Author: Robert GravesBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 2005Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis two-volume literary and mythological reference presents a commanding retelling and analysis of the complete Greek...

Author: Lao TzuBinding: HardbackPublished: Arcturus Publishing Ltd, 2021Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis foundational work of Chinese philosophy, Tao Te Ching, presents...

Author: Peter BammBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames and Hudson, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor rips to top of DJ. This compelling historical biography...

Author: Sir Mortimer Wheeler, J.H. Parry, J.R. Hale, Walter UllmannBinding: HardbackPublished: Viscount Books., 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsHistory Of The World: Prehistory To The Renaissance presents...

Author: Philippe Ariès And Georges DubyBinding: HardbackPublished: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis seminal work, A History Of Private Life: From...

Author: Lise MannicheBinding: HardbackPublished: British Museum Publications., 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account, City Of The Dead: Thebes In...

Author: Richard LordBinding: HardbackPublished: St. Georges Church, Hobart, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Presentation copy. Corrigenda stapled on fep.This meticulous...

Author: Joseph HellerBinding: HardbackPublished: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis satirical novel chronicles the life and times of Aristotle, reimagining his philosophical pursuits and the...

Author: CollectiveBinding: HardbackPublished: Unesco, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerPaul Theroux's Doctor Slaughter presents a compelling narrative of identity and reinvention, following a young American woman...

Author: Alex. Keith JohnstonBinding: HardbackPublished: WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS, 1854Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Original leather binding...

Author: Edward GibbonBinding: HardbackPublished: Ball, Arnold, and Co., 1840Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Boards detached. Faded and...

Author: Immanuel VelikovskyBinding: HardbackPublished: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Strong spine. No loose pages.This provocative work, Ages In Chaos: A Reconstruction...

Author: Brajendranath SealBinding: HardbackPublished: Motilal Banarsidass, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Reading copy with markingsThis scholarly work chronicles the profound scientific achievements of ancient Indian...

Author: Radha Kumud MookerjiBinding: HardbackPublished: Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House, Delhi, 1974Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Minor stains on prelims. Name on title page. Clean text. This...

Author: Surendranath DasguptaBinding: HardbackPublished: ICPR (Indian Council of Philosophical Research)., 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Pen markings and underlining throughout pages.This academic work presents a profound...

In this book you will follow a chain of events that has effected our culture far more than we believe. You must decide for yourself if there is any reason...

A new history of Assyria, the ancient civilization that set the model for future empires At its height in 660 BCE, the kingdom of Assyria stretched from the Mediterranean Sea...

A definitive new biography of the Byzantine emperor Justinian Justinian is a radical reassessment of an emperor and his times. In the sixth century CE, the emperor Justinian presided over...