All Old Books

An account of past excavations of the ancient city of Herculaneum, with particular focus on the unique bronzes found there.

A lavishly illustrated overview of ancient Rome and its surroundings.

A detailed account of the excavations of Fishbourne Roman Villa in West Sussex during the 1960's.

Subtitled: From the earliest period of Roman coinage, to the extinction of the Roman Empire under Constantinus Paleologos.

A comprehensive and definitive work, which discusses in detail the classification and chronology of glass beads of the period.

The first detailed biography written by an English historian, on the varied and much travelled life of Hadrian.

A continuation of the series of archaeological reports on Richborough. We also have the Third Report in stock.

A compilation of nine papers by members of the society.

An illustrated catalogue documenting the collection. 

The volumes we have are listed below, all priced at £10 each. Please contact the shop to order individual books. Vol III, The Rising Sun in the Pacific, 1931 - April 1942.   Vol IV, Coral Sea, Midway and Submarine Actions, May 1942 - August 1942.  Vol V, The Struggle for Guadalcanal, August 1942 - February 1943.  Vol VI, Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier, 22 July 1942 - 1 May 1944.  Vol VII, Aleutians, Gilberts and Marshalls, June 1942 - April 1944.  Vol VIII, New Guinea and the Marianas, March 1944 - August 1944.   Vol XII, Leyte, June 1944 - January 1945.   Vol XIII, The Liberation of the Philippines, 1944 - 1945.  Vol XIV, Victory in the Pacific, 1945

A novel based on the eyewitness account of Josephus of the capture of Jerusalem by the Romans in 70 AD.

A fictionalised account of the Peloponnesian War, based contemporary historical understanding

Comprising four works on Virgil: Spence on The Aeneid, Holdsworth on IV Georgics and the Aeneid I-VI, Warburton on Aeneid VI and Jortin On Virgil.

A compilation of fifteen lectures given to the British and American Archaeological Society at Rome. Topics include the Colosseum, The Pantheon and The Catacombes.

The story of the role the New Zealand Shipping Company's merchant vessels played during the six years of WWII, the largest maritime war the world had ever seen.

An important addition to the Gallipoli archive, this eye witness account by a young midshipman reveals the courage, waste, muddle and triumph of the campaign.

The autobiography of a doctor who served with the Fleet Air Arm from the late 1940's to 1959, an era of incredible mechanical and medical advances.

Written by a German vice Admiral, an analysis of German Navy tactics during WWII.