Ancient History

68 pp. Greek language.
 ΣΑΠΦΩ. ΥΠΟ IOANNOY ΦΛΑΧ. ΜΥΘΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ ΕΚ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗΣ ΑΡΧΑΙΟΤΗΤΟΣ. �ΜΕΤΑΦΡΑΣΙΣ ΕΚ ΤΟΥ ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙΚΟΥ. ΕΝ ΛΕΙΨΙΑ. ΕΚΔΟΤΗΕ Π. Δ. ΖΥΓΟΥΡΗΣ. 1888

Dieterich'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1934. Hardcover. Like New. Supplementband 26. Bound in later black cloth. Fine binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. From the library of noted Medical Historian and Galen Scholar Owsei Temkin, with Dr. Temkin's signature on the title page.

Rotterdam (Tot Rotterdam), By Fransois van Hoogstraeten, 1683. 12mo. (XVI),98,(2),196 p. Vellum 13 cm (Ref: Geerebaert 132,3; OiN 331; Schweiger 598; In NCC 5 copies) (Details: 5 thongs laced through the joints. Title printed in red and black) (Condition: Vellum slightly soiled) (Note: 'One of the most widely read and influential of Roman historians, along with Caesar, Livy, and Tacitus, Sallust (86-34 BC) has been studied, quoted, and imitated not only as a historian but also as a moral philosopher, political thinker, and stylist.' Until 1600 more than 200 editions of his work appeared. Sallust was used in the 16th and 17th century to support absolute theories of government. But, 'on the other hand, it was the republican Sallust, 'ennemy of tyrants,' whom John Milton admired and who bolstered the cause of liberty in the Lowlands during the war with Spain and, later, in France and on the American continent'. (The Classical tradition, Cambr. Mass., 2010 p. 856) Sallustius… Read More

Waukesha, Wisconsin:: Citron Press,, 2015.. Edition of 40. 3.75 x 3.25 x .9" tin box with hinged lid containing Seven Wonders of the Ancient World; Souvenirs in paper bag; folded map; and Addendum. Box and book printed with relief prints, letterpress, and digital images. Printed on Ingres, Stonehenge, Mi Teintes papers.Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: 3 x 2". 20 pages. Fold out and pop up elements. Signed and numbered on the last page. ( Map "Ancient Greece, Anatolia, Egypt, and Mesopotamia C. 1540 B.C.": 7.25 x 5.25" single sheet laid out. 2 x 3.5" closed. Souvenirs: 2 x 3" shaped paper bag. Contains 7 shaped souvenirs. Addendum: 2 x 3.5"; 8 pages. Single strip double-sided accordion.) Stephanie Copoulos-Selle: "This book is a new edition of a classical antiquity guidebook. Travel guides to view the Seven Wonders were popular during the 1st and 2nd centuries B.C. The ancient Greeks used the word 'theamata,' which means 'sights'… Read More

Jerusalem: The Israel Museum, 2003. English language edition. Very slight creasing to top edge of dustwrapper and some scratching to back panel of same. Original owner's gift message (blacked out) takes up most of f/ep, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Issued to accompany the exhibition of the same name held at the Spertus Gallery in 2003-04, deals with the Temple at Jerusalem, and with the ''Temple Scroll'' which was one of the Dead Sea Scrolls. 167pp, illustrated throughout, mostly in colour.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

1677 Cicero Epistolae Familiar Letters ROME Paulus Manutius Commentary Elzevier

"A room without books is like a body without a soul."
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

'Familiarium Epistolarum' or
'Familiar Letters' is a series of letters by Cicero to Roman public figures. They are considered the most reliable source of information for the period leading up the fall of the Roman Republic. It includes history of Rome, Julius Caesar, Brutus, and other important influences.
This 1677 Hackium and Elzevier edition was published in Amsterdam and is notable for including one of the best and most important commentaries on Cicero – those of Paulus Manutius and Gerolamo Ragazzoni.
Item number: #13784
Price: $599
CICERO, Marcus Tullius
M. Tullii Ciceronis epistolarum libri XVI ad familiares ... ex recensione Ioannis Georgii Grævii cum ejusdem animadversionibus, et notis integris P. Victorii, P. Manutii, H. Ragazonii, D. Lambini, F. Ursini, nec non selectis I.F. Gronovii, et aliorum.

Amstelodami : Apud D.… Read More

Very good set of 42 Roman landscapes in a rough binding of Venetian paper-covered boards. In the early 19th century, Italian publishers rushed to bring out collections of views of Rome for the tourist market.Engraved title page and 42 fine copperplate engravings of ancient Roman ruins and modern scenes drawn by Professor Silvestro Bossi and engraved on copper by Achille Parboni.Views include the Temple of Vesta, Temple of Venus and Rome, Arch of Septimius Severus, Tomb of Cecilla Metella, Saint Peter's Square, Arch of Titus, Pantheon, Gate of San Sebastian, Piazza del Popolo, temples, Roman baths, theatres, bridges, triumphal arches, plazas, fountains, etc.Silvestro Bossi was an Italian artist and printmaker active in the early part of the 19th century, specializing in landscapes of Rome and Naples.Achille Parboni was an engraver active in the early 19th century in Rome along with Pietro Parboni (1783 - 1841). The Parbonis engraved many books of views of Italian scenery, landscapes in Rome, Sicily,… Read More

Limited Edition of 1500 Copies. This Book is in Good Condition. The Dust Jacket (protected by a New Brodart Dust Jacket Protector) has some Surface Wear, including Small Scratches and Small Areas of Rubbing; Light Foxing to the Inside of the Dust Jacket; and some Edgewear, including a Very Small (less than 1/4" long) Tears and Light Creases at the Fore Edge Corners and Head of the Spine and a Small, 1/2" wide by 1/4" tall Missing Section of Dust Jacket at the Bottom Edge of the Front Cover, but the Dust Jacket has No Large Tears, Stains, or Other Major Damage. The Hardcover Boards have Light Rubbing to the Surface and Light Edgewear, including a Small, Light Crease at the Bottom Fore Edge Corner of the Front Cover but No Tears, Stains, or Other Major Damage. The Binding is Strong and Intact but Sagging, typical in such a Large, Heavy Architecture Book. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked with No Writing, Highlighting, or Underlining and has a Light Crease on the Half Title Page due to a Minor… Read More

Ekdotikos Oichos Patris E.P.E., Athens, 1960; 8vo (7" x 9 3/4"), 520 pages; illustrated. Landmark translation of Thucydides’ fifth century B.C. History, from the original Classic Greek into Modern Greek, by eminent Greek scholar and statesman Eleutherios Venizelos, seven times Prime Minister of Greece, who was instrumental in the formation of the modern Greek State. Painstakingly written over a period of seven years, Venizelos’ translation is noted, among other aspects, for his use of katharevousa, a modern Greek style closer to classic Greek than the demotic vernacular, in order to correct later accretions and bring the language closer to that of Thucydides’ original. Copious commentary and analysis by Venizelos, plus substantive prefaces by Stefanos I. Stephanou, Dimitrios Kaklamanos, Andreas Mikalopotaos and Konstantin D. Stergiopoulos. Illustrated with frontispiece Venizelos portrait plate, five color fold-out maps, six full-page b&w photo plates of various associated Greek… Read More

New York: Rizzoli International, 2000. 3 vol. hardcovers in slipcase. very good/very good. Complete 3 Volume 29.21 x 10.16. Set with Slipcase. Volume 1: The Holy Land, 319 pp.; Vol. 2: Egypt and Nubia, 287 pp.; Vol. 3: The Life, Works and Travels of David E. Roberts, 31 pp. - With 247 illustrations from paintings by David E. Roberts. - All 3 volumes bound in full tan cloth with gold lettering. Includes tan cloth slipcase with color pictorial boards and gold lettering to spine. - A Fine Set in a Fine Slipcase. *( Additional postage may be required). David Roberts is considered one of the most expressive painters and historical record keepers of the nineteenth century, and The Holy Land and Egypt Et Nubia collects his portraits of two of the world's most eternally fascinating regions. In 1838, Roberts traveled from his native Scotland to the Holy Land and Egypt, where he created classic paintings of the monuments, cities, landscapes, and people. After his return to Scotland, lithographs of these 247… Read More

J.A. MacCulloch - The Religion of the Ancient Celts - Edinburgh, T&T Clark, 1911 - First Edition - Hardcover - 399pp - 23x15 cmCondition Very Good - The cover is looking great for such an old book. Name inside, some occasional spotting and a few notes/underlining (especially the first chapters) but most of the book is clean with a solid binding.In this book J.A. MacCulloch presents a different view of the ancient Celts as he dives into their mysterious world. The book touches on the sagas, worships, festivals, influencers, magic, and the transition of eras from Pagan to Christianity, and ideals. Providing a cultural investigation into why they once worshipped mountains, knolls, rivers, lakes, forests, and how the druids who were the ritual providers of the time were seen as shaman, priest, and magician who officiated over sacred rites and spaces for the dead.One of the most complete and referred books about this subject and impossible to find as First Edition, it seems this books hasn't been available… Read More

Very good complete copy of this suite of 271 engraved plates of antique gems.
First Dutch edition in Latin, printed in Amsterdam, 1685. (First Italian-language edition published in Rome in 1657).
The designs by Leonard Agostini (Leonardo Augustino), engraved by Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi, original descriptive Italian text by Giovanni Bellori, the noted Italian antiquary, translated into Latin by Jacob Groenhoven (Jacobo Gronovio).
Two parts bound in one with all 271 engraved plates: engraved portrait of Agostini as frontispiece, second engraved allegorical frontispiece depicting Romulus and Remus, 217 plates in Part I numbered 1-3 and 1-214, 51 plates in Part II numbered 1-51, title page and divisional half-title with engraved vignette present in each part.
In conjunction with Bellori, Agostini published Gemme antiche figurate in two volumes in Rome in 1657 and 1669. The first part was devoted entirely to Cardinal Barberini's collection, which Agostini had assembled for the papal nephew, and the… Read More

UNITED STATES: T. N. JAMES & CO., 1884 RARE, VERY NICE THREE BOOK SET, LIGHT TAN HARD LEATHER COVERS. WEAR EDGES AND ON SPINE, FIRST BLANK PAGE INSIDE VOLUME I AND III LOOSE, OTHERWISE TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. TERRIFIC ARTWORK AND ILLUSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT. GOLD PRINT, BLACK AND RED COLOR IN SPINE DESIGN. LARGE, HEAVY BOOKS WITH SET WEIGHING 13.4 POUNDS. GREAT DETAIL ON ALL NATIONS. VOLUME I GREEK, ROMAN AND GERMAN HISTORY. VOLUME II GERMAN, FRENCH AND ENGLISH HISTORY. VOLUME III ENGLISH, AMERICAN AND APPENDIX. Charlotte Mary Yonge (18231901) was an English novelist, who wrote in the service of the church. Her abundant books helped to spread the influence of the Oxford Movement and show her keen interest in matters of public health and sanitation. Her work is mostly out of print. Yonge's work was widely read and respected in the 19th century. Among her admirers were Lewis Carroll, George Eliot, William Ewart Gladstone, Charles Kingsley, Christina Rossetti, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, and Anthony… Read More

An Ancient History, from the Creation to the Fall of the Western Empire in A.D. 476. with Numerous Maps and Plans of Cities. By Arsenius J B Vuibert. Baltimore: Foley Brothers, Publishers, 1886 First Edition. 561 pages. This first edition was recommended to the Colleges and Schools of his Archdiocese, by His Eminence, the Cardinal Archbishop of Baltimore in 1886. Rarely found for sale, this book is often re-printed and remains important today.
Condition: Fine condition, particularly for its age.Re-backed as. pictured.. No writing, stamps, crimps found within. Secure binding. NOT a library book. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision!
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Ankara: Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture, 2002. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Folio. 217 pages, indexed. Hardcover in black and gold pictorial boards. Binding has light wear. White price sticker and a silver label on rear cover. Illustrated endpapers. Text is clean. One page has the text in Turkish, the other page has the text in English.