Archaeology & Anthropology

Rene Girard
£30.00

"To double business bound" Essays on Literature, Mimesis and Anthropology

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Essays cover topics including strategies of madness and the plague in literature and myth.

John Hungerford Pollen
£38.00

A Description of the Trajan Column

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A scholarly treatise on the history and construction of the Roman triumphal column, built in Rome to commemorate the Emperor Trajan's victory in the Dacian Wars.

J.Y. Akerman
£40.00

A Descriptive Catalogue of Rare and Unedited Roman Coins (Two volumes)

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

Lucy M. Mitchell
£30.00

A History of Ancient Sculpture

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A substantial and well illustrated history, covering the sculpture of ancient civilizations from Egypt and the Middle East to Greece and Rome.

Leonard W. King
£80.00

A History of Babylon: From the Foundation of the Monarchy to the Persian Conquest

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PUBLISHERChatto & Windus, London.
BINDINGRed cloth boards. Gilt lettering and top block edge.
BOOK CONDITIONSome general shelf wear, fading and discolouration. Printed pages and images...

W. M. Flinders Petrie et al.
£120.00

A History of Egypt (six volumes)

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A complete history of Egypt, from the First Dynasty to Arabic Egypt.

Rev. Charles D. Bell
£70.00

A Winter on the Nile

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An account of the authors travels in Egypt with his family, when advised to visit for his health.

Samuel Birch
£95.00

Ancient Pottery and Porcelain (Two volumes)

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A comprehensive contemporary guide to ancient pottery; Egyptian, Assyrian, Greek, Etruscan and Roman.

H.M. Scarth
£30.00

Aquae Solis, or, Notices of Roman Bath

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A history of Roman Bath, based on available sources at the time. From its first occupation and the construction of the famous baths, fed by the natural spring which gave the town its name: Aqua Solis.

Thorkild Hansen
£24.00

Arabia Felix: The Danish Expedition of 1761-1767

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The story of a Danish scientific expedition to the Middle East, leaving in 1761 to meet with excitement, danger, privation and disaster.

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John Boardman
£18.00

Archaic Greek Gems: Schools and Artists in the Sixth and Early Fifth Centuries B.C.

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The first definitive account of the art of the gem engraver in Ancient Greece, with full lists and descriptions of extant gems.

Raffaele D'Amato and Graham Sumner
£20.00

Arms and Armour of the Imperial Roman Soldier: From Marius to Commodus, 112 BC - AD 192

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The first of three volumes. Including many photographs of Roman military equipment, sculptures and mosaics which have never been published before. With new paintings and line drawings by Graham Sumner

Michael Aris
£120.00

Bhutan: The Early History of a Himalayan Kingdom

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A study of the evolution of Bhutan from the earliest records, to the founding of the theocratic state in the 17th century.

Ethel Ross Barker
£15.00

Buried Herculaneum

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

Agnes Newton Keith
£18.00

Children of Allah: Between the Sea and the Sahara

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PUBLISHERMichael Joseph, London.
BINDINGBrown cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards a little worn at edges, bottom of spine is bumped. Some foxing / browning to block...

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Stuart E. Dyas
£25.00

Classic Forms: A Source book for Architects, Designers, Turners and Craftspeople

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PUBLISHERStobart Davies Ltd.
BINDINGDark Green cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, little handled. Small former owner's address sticker at bottom of title page.
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Nina Crummy
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Colchester Archaeological Report 2: The Roman Small Finds from Excavations in Colchester 1971-9

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A detailed catalogue, with chapters on the many types of small objects discovered.

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