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Life and Leisure in Ancient Rome
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Life and Leisure in Ancient Rome

by Balsdon, J.P.V.D.

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Third Printing
Published
2004
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Paperback
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9781842125939
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London: Phoenix, 2004. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Third Printing. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Trade paperback. 464 pages. Bibliography and Index. Illustrated with 16 pages of black and white photographs and drawings and three maps. Third impression of this paperback edition. No previous ownership marks. No spine crease. A clean,… Read more about this item
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Archaic and classical Greek coins (The Library of Numismatics)
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Archaic and classical Greek coins (The Library of Numismatics)

by Kraay, Colin M.

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Used - Fine
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Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1976
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780520032545
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Berekely amd Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1976. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Large royal octavo (10") size volume bound in forest green cloth, lettered in gold, in publisher's pastel green dust-jacket. 385 pages. Five appendices including weight standards, select bibliography, maps, et alia. Three indices include: Mints; Historical… Read more about this item
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The Berthouville Silver Treasure and Roman Luxury
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The Berthouville Silver Treasure and Roman Luxury

by Lapatin, Kenneth

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As New
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As New
Edition
First Edition
Published
2014
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781606064207
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Los Angeles: The J. Paul Getty Museum, 2014. Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover, quarto size volume bound in dark gray cloth lettered in silver on spine and upper cover. 190 pages. Index. Edited, with an introduction, by Kenneth Lapatin. Foreword by Timothy Potts. Contributions by various… Read more about this item
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Same-Sex Unions in Premodern Europe
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Same-Sex Unions in Premodern Europe

by Boswell, John

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Used - Near Fine
Published
1995
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Paperback
ISBN
9780679751649
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New York: Vintage Books, 1995. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Trade paperback. 412 pages. Appendices and Index. Illustrated with several pages of half-tone photographs. First Vintage Books edition, first printing thus with full number line. No previous ownership marks. No spine crease. A clean, sharp cornered… Read more about this item
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Art in the Roman Empire
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Art in the Roman Empire

by Grant, Michael

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Fine
Edition
Book Club Edition
Published
1995
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780415120319
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London: Routledge, 1995. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in publisher's dust-jacket. 146 pages. Bibliographical References, Select Bibliography, Index. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs and several sketch maps. Book Club issue, no price on dust-jacket flap. An overview of the empire's divers artistic style, with… Read more about this item
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Caesars' Wives: Sex, Power, and Politics in the Roman Empire
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Caesars' Wives: Sex, Power, and Politics in the Roman Empire

by Freisenbruch, Annelise

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Used - Fine
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Fine
Edition
First Edition
Published
2010
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781416583035
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New York: Free Press, 2010. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 337 pages. Notes, Select Bibliography, Index. First edition, first printing with full number line. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. … Read more about this item
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Volterra. The Guarnacci Etruscan Museum

Volterra. The Guarnacci Etruscan Museum

by Cateni, Gabriele

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Published
2014
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Paperback
ISBN
9788863157062
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Pisa: Pacini Editore s.p.a., 2014. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Trade paperback, perfect bound museum catalog and guide. 117 pages. Introductory essay. Illustrated throughout with numerous color and black and white photographs. New edition. Volterra, a quaint walled town in norther Italy, traces its roots back to Etruscan times… Read more about this item
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The Punic Wars 264-146 BC (Essential Histories)

The Punic Wars 264-146 BC (Essential Histories)

by Bagnall, Nigel

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Edition
Later Printing
Published
2002
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9781841763552
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New York: Osprey Publishing, 2002. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Later Printing. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Small quarto, perfect bound. 96 pages. Glossary of Names, Further Reading list, Index. Illustrated in color and black and white, with color maps. Sixth printing. A title in the Essential Histories series. No previous ownership… Read more about this item
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The Maya (Ancient Peoples and Places)

by Coe, Michael D.

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Edition
Later Printing
Published
1973
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Paperback
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New York: Praeger Publishers, 1973. Small octavo paperback. 252pp., Notes on plates, Index. Illustrated with 83 photographic plates and 44 line drawings, 7 maps and a table. Sixth printing. Previous owner's name. A clean, sqaure, unmarked copy. Near very good. Scans sent on request.. Later Printing. Softcover. Near Very Good. 8vo… Read more about this item
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Mexico (Ancient Peoples and Places)

by Coe, Michael D.

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Edition
Later Printing
Published
1972
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Paperback
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New York: Praeger Publishers, 1972. Small octavo paperback. 244pp., Notes on plates, Index. Illustrated with 75 photographic plates and 32 line drawings, 8 maps and a table. Sixth printing. No previous ownership marks. A clean, sqaure, unmarked copy. Near very good. Scans sent on request.. Later Printing. Softcover. Near Very Good. 8vo… Read more about this item
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Pompeii and Herculaneum (Famous Cities of the World)
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Pompeii and Herculaneum (Famous Cities of the World)

by Wheeler, Mortimer [intro.]

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Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1966
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Hardcover
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London: Spring Books, 1966. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Large format hardcover in publisher's dust-jacket. Text in English, French and German. 160 pages. Introduction by Sir Mortimer Wheeler. Illustrated with 160 photographs, several in full color, by Jan Lukas. First edition. A title in the "Famous… Read more about this item
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Masada: Herod's Fortress and the Zealots' Last Stand

Masada: Herod's Fortress and the Zealots' Last Stand

by Yadin, Yigael

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Used - Near Fine
Edition
First Edition Thus
Published
1998
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9781566490337
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New York: Welcome Rain, 1998. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Edition Thus. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large format trade paperback, with French flaps. 272 pages. Bibliography, Index to Illustrations. Illustrated with color and black and white photographs. First edition by this publisher, first printing thus with full number line. … Read more about this item
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Barbarian Tides: Time Frame--1500-600 BC
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Barbarian Tides: Time Frame--1500-600 BC

by The Editors of Time-Life Books

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Not Issued
Edition
First Edition
Published
1987
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780809464050
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Alexandria, Virginia: Time Life Books, 1987. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large format hardcover bound in dark gray buckram, with paste-down on front cover. 175 pages. Bibliography, Index. Illustrated with color drawings and photographs. First American edition, stated first printing. A broad view of ancient history from Asia to… Read more about this item
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A Soaring Spirit: Timeframe 600-400 Bc
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A Soaring Spirit: Timeframe 600-400 Bc

by The Editors of Time-Life Books

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Edition
First Edition
Published
1987
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780809464081
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Alexandria, Virginia: Time Life Books, 1987. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large format hardcover bound in dark gray buckram, with paste-down on front cover. 174 pages. Bibliography, Index. Illustrated with color drawings and photographs. First American edition, stated first printing. Includes the apex of the Persian Empire,… Read more about this item
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Empires Ascendant: Time Frame 400 Bc-Ad 200
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Empires Ascendant: Time Frame 400 Bc-Ad 200

by Time-Life Books

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Used - Very Good+
Edition
First Edition
Published
1987
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780809464128
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Alexandria, Virginia: Time Life Education, 1987. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large format hardcover bound in dark gray buckram, with paste-down on front cover. 175 pages. Bibliography, Index. Illustrated with color drawings and photographs. First edition, stated first printing. Includes Alexander the Great, Imperial Rome. the Indian… Read more about this item
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Myths of the Greeks and Romans

Myths of the Greeks and Romans

by Grant, Michael

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Edition
Later Printing
Published
1962
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Paperback
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New York: New American Library, 1962. Mass Market paperback. 432 pages. Illustrated with 97 black and white photographs. Eighth printing. No previous ownership marks. Not ex-library. A copy that has been read with light wear and creases, albeit a sound, tight, clean and unmarked book. Good. . Later Printing.… Read more about this item
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Daniel to Paul. Jews in conflict with Graeco-Roman civilization: Historical & Religious background to the Hasmoneans, Dead Sea scrolls the New Testament World, Early Christianity and the Bar Kochba War
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Daniel to Paul. Jews in conflict with Graeco-Roman civilization: Historical & Religious background to the Hasmoneans, Dead Sea scrolls the New Testament World, Early Christianity and the Bar Kochba War

by Cornfeld, Gaalyahu [editor]

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Edition
First Edition
Published
1962
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Hardcover
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New York: Macmillan Company, 1962. Large format hardcover in original publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 377 pages. Index. Illustrated with numerous black and white photographs and 34 color images. First edition, stated first printing, printed in Israel. Previous owner's small label inside front cover, short black marker stripe by printed price on inner dust-jacket flap,… Read more about this item
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The Oxford History of the Biblical World
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The Oxford History of the Biblical World

by Coogan, Michael D. [editor]

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Very Good+
Edition
First Edition
Published
1999
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780195087079
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New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. Large format hardcover in publisher's dust-jacket. 643 pages. Bibliographical References, Index. Illustrated with 200 photographs, line drawings and maps, and a color inset containing 25 photographs in full color. Possible BCE, with no price 0n dust-jacket flap. First edition, first printing with full number line. Leading scholars… Read more about this item
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Atlas of Classical Archaeology
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Atlas of Classical Archaeology

by Finley, M. I.

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Fine
Edition
First Edition
Published
1977
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780070210257
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New York: McGraw-Hill, 1977. Hardcover, cloth in non price-clipped publisher's dust-jacket. 256 pages. Index. Profusely illustrated with black and white photographs, plans, sketches and maps. First edition, no additional printings listed. "...covers the centuries from the beginning of the first millennium BC to the end of the Roman Empire, and it ranges geographically from… Read more about this item
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Roman Britain: Outpost of the Empire

Roman Britain: Outpost of the Empire

by Scullard, H.H.

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Edition
First Edition
Published
1979
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780500450192
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Londion: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1979. Hardcover, large format quarto, reddish cloth in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 192 pages. Index. Copiously illustrated with monochrome photographs, drawings and a map. First edition. A survey of the 400 year Roman occupation and influence in Britain. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, unmarked copy. … Read more about this item
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