The Use of Color Terms in the Greek Poets. Including all the Poets from Homer to 146BC Except the Epigrammatists by Kober, Alice Elizabeth - 1932

Regina SK, Province of Saskatchewan, Department of Mineral Resources, Geological Sciences Branch, Sedimentary Geology Division, Report No. 99, 1968, softcover 4to (10"h 7.75"w), 224 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Good+ condition. Straight, tight and clean, light soiling and creases to covers, name inside front cover panel, small stain to pp58 not affecting readability of text. Chapter headings include; Stratigraphy, Palentology Correlation and Age, Sedimentation, Structure, Geological History, Economic Prospects, Summary and Conclusions, Selected Bibliography, Appendices (4). Illustrated with 28 maps, sections, cross-sections, and geochemical profiles, 20 pages of black-&-white plates and 8 tables.

London- UK: Routledge, Warne & Routledge, 1859. THE GREAT SIEGES OF HISTORY- William Robson- Illustrated with Engravings- A New Edition, with the addition of Delhi and Lucknow by Captain Thomas Spankie (Bengal Retired List).. Routledge, Warne & Routledge- London-UK-1859-1st Edition- Hardcover:-12mo- VG/ no dj as issued- original and true 1st Edition with mauve cloth and gilt titles on cover and spine, with gilt crest of Brighton College- 681pp + 2pp ads are clean, no tears or writing- 7 full page engravings + frontis in b&w- any advertised books with less than these 8 gravures is either missing one or is not a 1st Edition- Book is jsut what it says...and it covers over 100 of the greatest sieges throughout history- Very scarce this nice!- Only 8 World cat holdings- Non-fiction-history-war-sieges-illustrated (3107) . 1st Edition-Revised. Illustrated Cloth. VG/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Illustrated. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Geneva: Skira, 1955. Hard cover. Published Geneva: Skira, 1955. 4to., 9 3/4" x 11 1/4", 149pp., numerous tipped-in color plates throughout. Text in French. Green cloth with yellow titles. Very good. . Hard. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to.

A Survey of Hellenic Culture & Civilisation. xxv+289 pp.+91 illustrations, 2 photogravures and 1 plate in colour, h.t. 27x19 cm. Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd., London, 1911. Ex libris W. E. Stanley Merrett.
--- Blindstamped cloth gilt (publishers cloth). Edgewear and many spots at covers. Top-edge gilt, fore-edge and bottom edge untrimmed. Dedication written on first blank page. Very tight binding, pages clean. No foxing. Many illustrations in the text. Some holes by bookwork (inactive) at the bottom of 10 first pages.
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Ouvrage contenant neuf cartes et quelques spécimens des écritures hiéroglyphiques et cunéiformes. 6ème édition. vii+659 pp.+9 cartes h.t. Librairie Hachette et Cie, Paris, 1878.
--- Six compartments leather spine, with gilt lettering and decoration. Marbled covers and endpapers. Ligth edgewear. Some foxing on first and last pages. Very tight binding, 9 folding maps.

Regina SK, Province of Saskatchewan, Department of Mineral Resources, Geological Sciences Branch, Sedimentary Geology Division, Report No. 99, 1968, softcover 4to (10"h 7.75"w), 224 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Good+ condition. Straight, tight and clean, light soiling and creases to covers, name inside front cover panel, small stain to pp58 not affecting readability of text. Chapter headings include; Stratigraphy, Palentology Correlation and Age, Sedimentation, Structure, Geological History, Economic Prospects, Summary and Conclusions, Selected Bibliography, Appendices (4). Illustrated with 28 maps, sections, cross-sections, and geochemical profiles, 20 pages of black-&-white plates and 8 tables.

London- UK: Routledge, Warne & Routledge, 1859. THE GREAT SIEGES OF HISTORY- William Robson- Illustrated with Engravings- A New Edition, with the addition of Delhi and Lucknow by Captain Thomas Spankie (Bengal Retired List).. Routledge, Warne & Routledge- London-UK-1859-1st Edition- Hardcover:-12mo- VG/ no dj as issued- original and true 1st Edition with mauve cloth and gilt titles on cover and spine, with gilt crest of Brighton College- 681pp + 2pp ads are clean, no tears or writing- 7 full page engravings + frontis in b&w- any advertised books with less than these 8 gravures is either missing one or is not a 1st Edition- Book is jsut what it says...and it covers over 100 of the greatest sieges throughout history- Very scarce this nice!- Only 8 World cat holdings- Non-fiction-history-war-sieges-illustrated (3107) . 1st Edition-Revised. Illustrated Cloth. VG/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Illustrated. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Ouvrage contenant neuf cartes et quelques spécimens des écritures hiéroglyphiques et cunéiformes. 6ème édition. vii+659 pp.+9 cartes h.t. Librairie Hachette et Cie, Paris, 1878.
--- Six compartments leather spine, with gilt lettering and decoration. Marbled covers and endpapers. Ligth edgewear. Some foxing on first and last pages. Very tight binding, 9 folding maps.

Rufus Littel, Philadelphia, 1819; octavo (4 3/8" x 7"), 420 pgs.; illustrated; full calf. A detailed scriptural history of both Old and New Testaments, from Genesis through the life and teachings of Christ and his apostles, including a wealth of Judaic history, prophesy, custom, belief, and ritual, the whole organized into an engaging question and answer format. Authored by venerable 18th century English cleric and polymath Isaac Watts, D.D. (1674-1748), best remembered today for his enduring sacred hymns. Three engraved fold-out illustration plates at the back of the book depict exterior and interior views of the ancient Hebrew Tabernacle, keyed for identification. The Holy Of Holies in the third plate is has a small hinged engraved paper veil, which when lifted reveals the contents inside. Very Good. Binding absolutely tight, sound, and square, moderate external wear, two miniscule chinks of the leather at the top extremity of the spine panel, a pair of worm holes in the blank bottom… Read More

This small volume contains the potery of Claudius Claudiani, known as Claudian (c. 370-c. 404 AD). A poet of Greek origin who wrote in Latin, he has been considered the last significant poet in the classical tradition and was in particular known for his epigrams praising Romans in significant political positions, as well as his poetry on mythic topics. He was considered a poet of importance in the Middle Ages.
This edition of Claudian's works was published by Daniel Elzevier, a member of the significant Dutch publishing House of Elzevier, in 1677. This is an excellent example of the small editions for which the House of Elzevier was particularly well-known, measuring approximately 2.5 inches wide by 4.5 inches tall, and its contents accord with their focus on classical works as well as editions of the Greek New Testament.
This particularly edition of Claudian's poetry includes a life of Claudian written by Giglio (here identified as Lilio) Gregorious Giraldi (1479-1552) taken from his work on the… Read More