Ancient History & Archaeology

Author: John Boardman, Jasper Griffin, Oswyn MurrayBinding: PaperbackPublished: Oxford., 1992Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis authoritative volume presents a comprehensive overview...

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: HomerBinding: PaperbackPublished: Viking, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis epic poem, The Iliad, recounts the legendary Trojan War, focusing on the...

Author: Michael DamesBinding: PaperbackPublished: Thames and Hudson., 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe scholarly work The Silbury Treasure: The Great Goddess Rediscovered...

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...

We tend to think of ancient stories of visits to the Underworld - by, for example, Odysseus, Orpheus and Aeneas - as being poetic fictions, but in fact in the...

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...

This work examines the social setting and function of ancient Greek theatre through the 1000 years of its performance history. Instead of using written sources, which were intended only for...

When philosophy rescued him from an emotional crisis, Jules Evans became fascinated by how ideas invented over two thousand years ago can help us today. He interviewed soldiers, psychologists, gangsters,...

Women's International Thought: A New History is the first cross-disciplinary history of women's international thought. Bringing together some of the foremost historians and scholars of international relations working today, this...

This Very Short Introduction might prove disappointing to those expecting an introduction to a very short man. Dispelling the myth of Napoleon Bonaparte's short stature, as well as the other...

Philosophy Bites Back is the second book to come out of the hugely successful podcast Philosophy Bites. It presents a selection of lively interviews with leading philosophers of our time,...

The Mummy follows the history of mummification in Egypt from the dynastic age to the present day, including a consideration of the mummy in modern popular culture, films and literature,...

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...

Presents over 500 objects from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The collection includes wall reliefs and a selection of smaller objects, and provides a cross-section of Egyptian art from prehistoric...

The book also features contributions by Elizabeth Bartman, Brigitte Bourgeois, Jane Fejfer, Angela Gallottini, Sascha Kansteiner, Giovanna Martellotti, Orietta Rossi Pinelli, Peter Rockwell, Edmund Southworth, Samantha Sportun and Markus Trunk....

Visionaries of the 20th Century brings together the lives and works of 100 great men and women who offered inspiration, hope and healing. The 20th century was marked by wars,...

The revised edition of Grube's classic translation follows and furthers Grube's noted success in combining fidelity to Plato's text with natural readability, while reflecting the fruits of new scholarship and...

For almost three centuries, until 612 BC, the small kingdom of Assyria dominated the Middle East, its empire at one point extending from Iran to Egypt. The story of those...

Authoritative new edition of Plato's Republic by acclaimed translator Christopher Rowe 'We set about founding the best city we could, because we could be confident that if it was good...

The exhilarating follow-up to Pat Barker's The Women of Troy and The Silence of the Girls After ten blood-filled years, the war is over. Troy lies in smoking ruins as...

Author: Alfred DayBinding: HardbackPublished: Bell & Daldy, 1870Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Damaged boards. Binding fragile. Cracked...

Author: Alexander & Nicholas HumezBinding: HardbackPublished: David R. Godine, Publisher, Boston , 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis captivating non-fiction work, A·B·C Et Cetera: The Life & Times...

Author: Gabrielle Sed-RajnaBinding: HardbackPublished: Chartwell Books, 1985Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsAncient Jewish Art by Gabrielle Sed-Rajna presents a comprehensive overview of artistic expressions within ancient Jewish culture....

Author: Lord LyttonBinding: HardbackPublished: The Heritage Press, 1957Condition:Book: FairJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Worn and dull boards. "Sandglass" laid in A vivid historical novel, The Last Days Of...

Author: Katharine Stoddert Gilbert, Joan K/ Holt, Sara HudsonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Ballantine Books, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageTreasures Of Tutankhamun presents a...

Author: Robert J. SharerBinding: PaperbackPublished: Stanford University Press, 1994Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Worn cover.This comprehensive academic work chronicles the rich...

Author: Michael D. CoeBinding: PaperbackPublished: Thames & Hudson, 1993Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling historical account chronicles the monumental intellectual quest...

Author: Joseph AlsopBinding: HardbackPublished: Secker & Warburg, 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsFrom The Silent Earth: The Greek Bronze Age presents a compelling historical account of a pivotal...

Author: Otto J. Maenchen-HelfenBinding: HardbackPublished: University of California Press, Berkeley, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markings'The World Of The Huns: Studies In Their History...

Author: John HayBinding: HardbackPublished: The Bodley Head, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work presents a comprehensive overview of the archaeological landscape of ancient China....

Author: James ShreeveBinding: PaperbackPublished: William Morrow, 1996Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling work of scientific inquiry, The Neandertal Enigma: Solving The...

Author: George M. A. HanfmannBinding: HardbackPublished: London, Michael Joseph, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerGeorge M. A. Hanfmann's Classical Sculpture presents a comprehensive overview of ancient...

Author: Charles GallenkampBinding: HardbackPublished: Frederick Muller , 1960Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCharles Gallenkamp's Maya: The Riddle And Rediscovery Of A Lost...

Author: Wolfgang CordanBinding: HardbackPublished: Gollancz, 1963Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling non-fiction work chronicles an immersive journey into the...

Author: VariousBinding: HardbackPublished: OXFORD AT THE CLARENDON PRESS, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis monumental reference work, The Oxford Classical Dictionary, presents an unparalleled compendium of...

Author: Vermeersch, Valentin and Jean-Marie Duvosquel (Ed.)Binding: PaperbackPublished: MUSEA NOSTRA, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe volume The Museum Of Ancient Art:...

The glory of ancient Egypt comes alive as never before in this colourful, information-packed book featuring new and detailed recreations of ancient pyramids and temples, plus the history, rituals, language,...

"Was the bombing offensive [against civilians in Germany and Japan] a crime against humanity," writes A. C. Grayling, "or was it justified by the necessities of war? These questions mark...