Ancient History

PARIS, DEBURE AND BARROIS, 1802. COMPLETE IN NINE OCTAVO VOLUMES. FRENCH TEXT. FULL LEATHER, WHICH IS WORN, WITH SOME EVIDENCE THE BOOKS HAVE BEEN RECASED, PERHAPS WITH THE ORIGINAL BOARDS. EACH WITH THE BOOKPLATE OF CHRISTOPHER WORDSWORTH, BISHOP OF LINCOLN, 1869-85. NICE TIGHT BINDINGS, WITH FRESH PAGES. POSTAGE AT COST.

1557 1ed Witekind Lives Caesars Suda Byzantine ROME Latin Melanchthon Wittenberg

Little is known of Hermann Witekind other than that he studied with Melanchthon in Wittenberg. At the suggestion of Melanchthon, Witekind set to translating the Greek encyclopedia, the 'Suda'. This work, attributed to an author named Soudas, covers the lives of important Roman and Byzantine rulers. According to Knight, this encyclopedia was
"the most important Greek lexicon or encyclopedia – one of the most valuable documents of Greek philology, grammar, and literary history."

Item number: #7924
Price: $950
WITEKIND, Hermann
Vitae Caesarum, quot & quemadmodum apud Suidam iuveniuntur: adiecta sunt Graeca in gratiam studiosorum eius linguae
Francofurti: Brubach, 1557. First edition.

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References: USTC 701518; VD16 S 10115; Kevin Knight, New Advent 'Suidas';
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1631 1ed Sleidan Key of History GREECE Rome Babylon Persia Alexander

Johannes Sleidanus was a 16th-century historian who is best remembered for his commentary and analysis of the Protestant Reformation. He collected as all papers and manuscripts concerning the Reformation to which he had access (particularly those of Martin Luther) and edited them as part of his 'Commentary on State, Religion, and Republic'. And while his contributions to the growth of popularity of the Reformation was his greatest work, he also published a book on the history of the world.

Known as 'The Key of History', this book is a methodical history of four the most important kingdoms of the world – Babylon, Persia, Greece, and Rome. He describes important world events, beginning with Flood of Noah, through Roman emperors, the reign of Alexander the Great, and much more.

Item number: #8787
Price: $499
SLEIDAN, John
De quatuor summis imperiis I. Sleidani de quatuor summis imperiis libri tres.
Lugd. Batavorum: Elzevir, 1631.… Read More

1654 BEAUTIFUL Lucius Florus History of Rome LIVY Gruterus Ab Urbe Condita
"Men of outstanding ability are more likely to lack the power of controlling their own people than of defeating an enemy in battle."
― Livy, The History of Rome
Florus was a Roman historian who lived during the 2nd-century AD. His history of Rome was collected by Livy, and mainly focuses on the foundation of Rome though the end of the B.C. era. The work is considered somewhat inaccurate, especially compared to Livy's much more popular and famous 'History of Rome'. This work lacks details of chronology and geography.
This 1654 of Florus's 'History'
is supplemented with commentary from scholars Janus Gruterus.
Item number: #16938
Price: $599
FLORUS, Lucius Annaeus
Lucii Annaei Flori Rerum romanarum libri IV, ex recensione Jani Gruteri, et Ruffi Festi breviario : Accesserunt breves Joh. Isaaci Pontani notae atque observationes politicae
Parisiis : Apud Sebastianum et Gabrielem Cramoisy, 1654.

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1747 ROME Nieupoort Senate Roman Law Customs Mythology Cicero Latin Utrecht
Willem Nieupoort, a 17th-century Dutch historian, wrote 'Rituum' as a supplement to traditional Roman antiquarian studies. He outlined various aspects of Roman orders including the establishment of Rome and the Roman Senate, the offices of religious priests, liturgical rites, and the importance of games and amphitheater entertainments. There is also an important section focused on the Roman army as well as a section on the private lives of Romans, exploring their clothing, customs, coins, and celebrations.
Nieupoort was a well-known and respected jurist of his time, thus much of his perspective in this work involves Roman law. He acknowledges the importance of Cicero, Plato, and other philosophers, but also mentions the Roman focus on mythology.
Item number: #18616
Price: $499
NIEUPOORT, Willem Hendrik
Rituum, qui olim apud Romanos obtinuerunt, succincta explicatio
Traiecti ad Rhenum [Utrecht]: Apud Ioannem Broedelet, 1747.… Read More

1632 1ed Ubbo Emmius Graecorum Respublicae GREECE Greek Government Elzevier Law
Ubbo Emmius was a 16th-century German historian known for his works on historiography. He published an impressive and thorough history of Greece entitled 'Vetus Graecia Illustrata'. The third volume of this work was the most desirable—it was published by itself in 1632 by Elzevier under the title 'Graecorum Respublicae' and was written as an essay on the forms of government in every commonwealth in Greece.
Item number: #18712
Price: $550
EMMIUS, Ubbo
Græcorum Respublicæ
Lugd. Batavorum: Ex officina Elzeviriana, 1632. First edition.

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o 426, [6]
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References: Willems 364; Rahir 345; Goldsmid II, 34
· Provenance: Bookplate – H. Paris, avocat
· Language: Latin
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~4.25in X 2.25in (10.5cm x 6cm)
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1560 Italian Vettori on Cicero Familiar Letters Castigationum Latin ROME Caesar
Pietro Vettori was a 16th-century Italian humanist author known for his works on moral philosophy. One of his best works was 'Ciceronem Castigationum', or 'Commentaries on Cicero's Familiar Letters'. Cicero's Familiar Letters are considered the most reliable source of information for the period leading up the fall of the Roman Republic. They include history of Rome, Julius Caesar, Brutus, and other important influences.
Item number: #18835
Price: $750
VETTORI, Pietro
Petri Victorii explicationes suarum in Ciceronem castigationum.
Lvgdvni: Apud Antonium Vincentium, 1560.
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· Language: Latin
· Binding: Vellum; tight and secure
· Size: ~6.5in X 4.25in (17cm x 11cm)
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1697 John Sleidan Four Empires GREECE Rome Babylon Persia Key of History Latin
Johannes Sleidanus was a 16th-century historian who is best remembered for his commentary and analysis of the Protestant Reformation. He collected as all papers and manuscripts concerning the Reformation to which he had access (particularly those of Martin Luther) and edited them as part of his 'Commentary on State, Religion, and Republic'. And while his contributions to the growth of popularity of the Reformation was his greatest work, he also published a book on the history of the world.
'The Four Empires', also known as 'The Key of History', is a methodical history of four the most important kingdoms of the world – Babylon, Persia, Greece, and Rome. He describes important world events, beginning with Flood of Noah, through Roman emperors, the reign of Alexander the Great, and much more. This 1697 edition includes notes and contributions by Heinrich Meibom, Aegidius Strauch, and Konrad Schurtzfleisch.
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Collection of 46 (of 48) beautifully detailed copperplate engravings of Roman costume.Examples of costumes, tools, musical instruments, furniture, room interiors, pots, vases, etc. A good many plates of Roman military costume, armour, breastplates, boots, sandals, helmets, boxing gloves, weapons, shields, chariots, legion standards, etc.Engraved title page and 46 engraved plates (numbered I to XLVIII, lacking XXXIV/XXXV) each with an engraved descriptive caption in Italian within the plate. Based on Lorenzo Roccheggiani's Collection of 100 Figures Representing Civil and Military Religious Costumes of the Ancient Egyptians, Etruscans, Greeks and Romans (published in 1804).This suite drawn, engraved and published by Domenico Pronti (1750-1815), Italian painter, sculptor and engraver active in Rome. He specialized in publishing books of Roman scenery and ancient costume for the tourist market.Oblong quarto in flimsy boards, amateurishly covered in marble paper, new endpapers. Good strong impressions of… Read More

1686 Suetonius Twelve Caesars Julius Caesar Caligula Nero ROME Amsterdam Boxhorn

"Nothing is more unpredictable than the mob, nothing more obscure than public opinion, nothing more deceptive than the whole political system."
― Suetonius, 'The Twelve Caesars'

Suetonius was a 1st-century Roman historian who is most remembered by his important set of biographies of twelve successive Roman rulers from Julius Caesar to Domitian. "The Lives of Twelve Caesars" or "De Vita Caesarum" is still considered one of the primary sources on Roman history and discusses important facets of the end of the Roman Republic.
"Twelve Caesars" covers the lives of Julius Caesar, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitellus, Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian, and is the first work to offer insights to some of the lesser-known aspects of these important Roman figures – such as Julius Caesar's struggle with epilepsy. The extent of what is culturally known about Caligula comes almost exclusively from… Read More

1853 World History MAPS Greece Russia Egypt Mogul INDIA Jews Asia Rome Brownell
Henry Brownell's "People's Book of Ancient and Modern History" is a rare, 19th-century compendium of the history of the world focusing on the most prominent people groups and countries from history. Notable topics include history of the Jews and Hebrews from Old Testament times, history of ancient Egypt, Greek and Roman history, the Mogul Empire and India, and much, much more!

Item number: #20813
Price: $499
BROWNELL, Henry Howard

The People's Book of Ancient and Modern History…
Boston: Dayton & Wentworth, 1853. 1st edition

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· Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes in 1
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Vol. I – 464
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Vol. II – 396, [4]
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79 illustrations (many in color), plus 2 color folding maps
· Provenance: Binding stamp – J. M. Moore
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~9.75in X 6.75in (25cm x 17cm)
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The Folio Society, 2003. Book. Like New. Hard Cover with Slipcase. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Eight hardcovers with slipcases. Books are bound with purple cloth spine with red labels with gilt lettering; boards covered in pictorial paper; red pictorial slipcases. Each book has an erasure on a blank page near the front, otherwise like-new. Slipcases very good to very good plus; a bit of streaking or scuffing, mostly on the bottom; one with a scratch to the side. Will require extra for shipping.

8vo, contemporary vellum binding with lapped edges and titles on spine. [84], 970, [102] pp. including index. Printer's device on title page. This is the first edition of the classic Latin text of Casaubon relating to the Greek and Roman military, together Aeneas's tactical memoir. Originally published in 1609 in Greek and Latin. Ex reference library, which probably explains its survival, with 19th century library labels on spine, pictorial bookplate on rear pastedown and numbers hand-written in pencil on reverse of title page. Hand-written presentation note in ink on front free endpaper dated 1871. Some loss of paper at front pastedown, no rear free endpaper. Some foxing /marking and signs of age in text , generally the inner book is clean and in remarkably good condition for its age.

Book cover like new - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new.
Jacket near new, modest edge wear with taped tear on rear; protected in fresh mylar cover.
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The Romans were the first great builders of bridges in the western world. Professor O'Connor, a civil engineer and expert in bridge construction, has examined a very large number of those bridges that still remain all over the Roman empire. In this book he presents a thorough listing and description of all known bridges, in many cases illustrating the construction of the bridges by his own photographs and sketches. Introductory chapters place the bridges in their geographical and historical contexts, with detailed maps of the empire-wide system of Roman roads and discussion of how these came to be constructed, and an investigation of the technology available to the Romans. Finally, in order to… Read More

Inscribed and SIGNED by author on fly page.
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FORBIDDEN CITY, USA captures the magic and glamour of a Chinese American nightclub scene that peaked in San Francisco during World War II. Previously unpublished personal stories, along with over four hundred stunning images and rare artifacts, are presented in this sexy and insightful chronicle of Asian American performers who defied racial and cultural barriers to pursue their showbiz dreams. It was the mid-1930s: Prohibition was repealed and the Great Depression was waning. With a global conflict on the rise, people were out to drink, dine, dance, and see a show to forget their woes--and what a surprise for the world to behold an emerging generation of Chinese American entertainers commanding the stage in their own nightclubs. FORBIDDEN CITY,… Read More