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1984548757London: George Allen & Unwin Publishers Ltd 1984. Hardcover without dust jacket in good condition. Boards are scuffed and marked. Board corners and spine ends are bumped and rubbed. Page block is lightly tanned and foxed. Binding is sound and pages are clear. LW. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Used. George Allen & Unwin (Publishers) Ltd Hardcover
1926250668Columbia University Press 1926. 1st. Hardback. Very Good. First edition two volume hardback set in the Records Of Civilization Sources And Studies series 1926 with no jackets as issued. In overall very good condition with only minor signs of age handling and storage - boards slightly rubbed to edges. Bindings tight and appear little read. Internally clean with no annotation or inscriptions - ownership signature small and neat to front endpaper in each volume; toning to page-ends but text bright and clear throughout. This set is both large and heavy and additional postage may be required if shipped outside the UK. Photographs available. Not old library books. Columbia University Press hardcover
1938419088London: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd. 1938. Being a short introduction to the fine art of Execution and containing much useful information on Neckbreaking Throttling Strangling Asphyxiation Decapitation and Electrocution; as well as Data and Wrinkles for Hangmen an account of the late Mr. Berry's method of Killing and his working list of Drops; to which is added a Hagman's Ready Reckoner and certain other items of interest. New and enlarged edition. Hardcover with lightly bumped and rubbed spine ends and leading corners. Discoloration of foot of spine. Tiny surface chip to upper edge of front board. Lightly water damaged grubby scratched and edgeworn dust jacket has creased and nicked spine ends and slightly chipped leading corners. Page edges are roughly cut. Bookplates on front pastedown and FEP. Noticeable age spotting to pages. Binding is sound and text remains clear throughout. T. Hardcover. Good/Good. Used. John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd. Hardcover
1911002751Sheffield England: J.W. Northend printer and lithographer 1911. Hardcover. Very Good. lxix 3 811 p.: tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of the author and 58 leaves of plates from photographs chiefly reproduced by Furniss of Sheffield; 25 cm. Printer's royal blue cloth with gilt-stamped spine title and illustrations of crown and drum and gilt-stamped Loyal and True medallion on the front-cover. Lacking dust jacket. Title page in red and black. Includes addenda and corrigenda; indices by medal and officer; lists of military officers colonels of regiments naval officers and and officers connected with the peerage baronetage and knightage and an index of the services of naval officers all whose decorations were in the author's collection. Top page edges gilt. Beige endpapers. Inscribed "With the Author's compliments" on the dedication page doubtless to one of the 80 subscribers listed after the dedication page. First Edition. In Very Good Condition: edges rubbed; back hinge cracked; pages and illustrations are clean and tight. J.W. Northend, printer and lithographer hardcover
197937847Oxford Clarendon Press. 1979. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Former owner's name on ffep. DJ spine has light sunning with a few small tears. DJ is price-clipped.; Commentary by Prof. Chilver on the first two books of Cornelius Tacitus' first major historical work known as the Histories. In these books I & II Tacitus describes the fall of the first emperor Galba and an account of the war in which the second emperor Otho was defeated by Vitellius and committed suicide and of the challenge of the final victor Vespasian presented to Vitellius in the latter part of year A. D. 69. Includes emphasis on the major historical themes analysis of textural and syntactical problems when their solution is vital to establishing Tacitus' meaning. 280 pgs. Illustrated with two maps: the Roman Empire in A. D. 69 and Eastern Gaul the Alps and Northern Italy.; 280 pages . 0198148305 . Oxford Clarendon Press hardcover
19797697Oxford Clarendon Press. 1979. Hardcover. Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. Dustjacket is protected in mylar. DJ has some edgewear with two small close tears and rubbing along edges. DJ is discolored to spine and back panel and portion of front panel.; Commentary by Prof. Chilver on the first two books of Cornelius Tacitus' first major historical work known as the Histories. In these books I & II Tacitus describes the fall of the first emperor Galba and an account of the war in which the second emperor Otho was defeated by Vitellius and committed suicide and of the challenge of the final victor Vespasian presented to Vitellius in the latter part of year A. D. 69. Includes emphasis on the major historical themes analysis of textural and syntactical problems when their solution is vital to establishing Tacitus' meaning. 280 pgs. Illustrated with two maps: the Roman Empire in A. D. 69 and Eastern Gaul the Alps and Northern Italy.; 280 pages . 0198148305 . Oxford Clarendon Press hardcover
198527752Oxford Clarendon Press. 1985. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Scholar's bookplate to inner cover G. P. Goold. Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock. DJ has light sunning. Mild soiling to DJ; Deals with the last few days of A. D. 69 after the death of Vitellius the outbreak of the revolt on the Rhine and events of the early months of A. D. 70 in Rome German and the East where Vespasian now supreme master of the Empire was preparing his return to Rome. Tactius displays his mastery in recounting not only senatorial debates in the capital but also the complexities of the war on the Rhine in which Roman legions were demoralised and virtually destroyed before the new government was able to send fresh troops to restore the situation. Book V also contains Tacitus' curious account of the history and the country of the Jews breakin off just before the destruction of Jerusalem.; 124 pages . 0198148526 . Oxford Clarendon Press hardcover
197927753Oxford Clarendon Press. 1979. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Scholar's bookplate to inner cover G. P. Goold. Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock. DJ spine has light sunning.; Commentary by Prof. Chilver on the first two books of Cornelius Tacitus' first major historical work known as the Histories. In these books I & II Tacitus describes the fall of the first emperor Galba and an account of the war in which the second emperor Otho was defeated by Vitellius and committed suicide and of the challenge of the final victor Vespasian presented to Vitellius in the latter part of year A. D. 69. Includes emphasis on the major historical themes analysis of textural and syntactical problems when their solution is vital to establishing Tacitus' meaning. 280 pgs. Illustrated with two maps: the Roman Empire in A. D. 69 and Eastern Gaul the Alps and Northern Italy.; 280 pages . 0198148305 . Oxford Clarendon Press hardcover
19857975Oxford Clarendon Press. 1985. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Very Minor shelfwear to DJ. DJ is discolored. Minor shelfwear otherwise to DJ.; Deals with the last few days of A. D. 69 after the death of Vitellius the outbreak of the revolt on the Rhine and events of the early months of A. D. 70 in Rome German and the East where Vespasian now supreme master of the Empire was preparing his return to Rome. Tactius displays his mastery in recounting not only senatorial debates in the capital but also the complexities of the war on the Rhine in which Roman legions were demoralised and virtually destroyed before the new government was able to send fresh troops to restore the situation. Book V also contains Tacitus' curious account of the history and the country of the Jews breakin off just before the destruction of Jerusalem.; 124 pages . 0198148526 . Oxford Clarendon Press hardcover
19797344Oxford Clarendon Press. 1979. Hardcover. Very Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. Foxing to textblock. Very minor shelfwear elsewhere.; Commentary by Prof. Chilver on the first two books of Cornelius Tacitus' first major historical work known as the Histories. In these books I & II Tacitus describes the fall of the first emperor Galba and an account of the war in which the second emperor Otho was defeated by Vitellius and committed suicide and of the challenge of the final victor Vespasian presented to Vitellius in the latter part of year A. D. 69. Includes emphasis on the major historical themes analysis of textural and syntactical problems when their solution is vital to establishing Tacitus' meaning. 280 pgs. Illustrated with two maps: the Roman Empire in A. D. 69 and Eastern Gaul the Alps and Northern Italy.; 280 pages . 0198148305 . Oxford Clarendon Press hardcover
1973010634London: Leo Cooper. Volumes 1-4. All are first editions first printings hard covers in dust jackets. Volume 2 is signed. Published London: Leo Cooper 1973 1975 1982 1986. 8vo. xx441pp. illus. b/w plates maps. Vol. 1 1816-1850; Vol. 2 1851 - 1871; Vol. 3 1872 - 1898; Vol. 4 1899 - 1913. All volumes fine in fine dust jackets. Volume 4 has foxing on top edge of page block with a few spots of foxing on the front edge. Pages are clean and bright with no markings. . Fine. Hard. 1st. 1973. Leo Cooper unknown
1927010756London: Constable. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Published London: Constable 1927. 8vo. xxiv463pp. illustrated with 44 full-page maps and 6 folding maps at rear. Royal blue cloth with gilt titles and cover crest top edge gilting. Mild age toning to the paper. Very good clean tight unmarked. . Very Good. Hard. 1st. 1927. Constable unknown
19735965University of Minnesota Press. 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. Dustjacket has edgewear with chipping and a couple of small tears.; Minnesota Monographs in the Humanities; 1 x 1 x 1 Inches; 161 pages; The Alans a nomadic people from the steppe lands of south Russia were among the many invaders of the Roman empire who helped to bring about its fall. They were not Germans -- they were Indo-Iranians. Bachrach discusses the social and religious institutions of the Alans and especially their military customs. . 0816606781 . University of Minnesota Press hardcover
195529644Englewood Cliffs NJ: Prentice-Hall. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1955. 1st Edition. Third Printing. Hard Cover. Profusely Illustrated with numerous B&W photos 60 maps by Vaughn Gray and numerous line drawings and plans. . Mild foxing on edges only else near fine; unmarked seemingly unread tight and square. The slipcase is whole and strong. A large heavy set eight pounds - additional shipping charges may apply. VERY GOOD. . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. xviii 686; xiv 722 pp . Prentice-Hall hardcover
19842074Bloomington IN: Indiana University Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1984. First Edition Thus. 1. Hard Cover. 0253328314 . unclipped Dj F. Publisher's full black cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Pages tight square and unmarked.Many maps drawings and illustrations throughout. F . DJ shows mild shelfwear else F. Book has slight shelfwear on top edge and light sunning on front and back boards else F. . B&Wmaps drawingsillust. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xviiiii299 pp . Indiana University Press hardcover
1933613659London: Methuen & Co Ltd London 1933. Hardcover in good condition with unclipped dust jacket in acceptable condition. Jacket is marked scuffed and sunned. Edges are creased and torn with chips noted and tears repaired with tape. Board edges corners and spine ends are bumped and rubbed. Page block face and foot are rough cut. Page block and page edges are lightly tanned. Previous owner's name penned to FEP. Boards are clean binding is sound and pages are clear. LW. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. Used. Methuen & Co Ltd, London Hardcover
1910012311London: MacMillan 1910. Complete 20 volume set. 1910 and later 14 text with 6 map volumes All maps most color folding maps present and in vg condition. Red cloth. Some spines faded. Text clean and unmarked. 1st American Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket - Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. MacMillan Hardcover
1993220564Aldershot: Scolar Press 1993. 1st. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. First edition hardback 1993 with unclipped jacket. In overall near-fine used condition with only slight signs of age handling and storage - dust jacket a touch faded and rubbed to spine and edges with faint stain to spine tail now protected; boards clean and crisp. Binding tight and appears almost unread. Internally clean no annotation or inscriptions; text bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book. Scolar Press hardcover
1995012393Greenhill Books 1995. Complete 7 volume set. Clean with no marks. 1st American Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Greenhill Books Hardcover
1990047354Cambridge MA: Belknap Press / Harvard U.P. 1990 Book. Illus. by Translator - Arthur Goldhammer. New. Hardcover. 1st.US Edition. History of Private Life Series #4 The nineteenth century was the golden age of private life a time when the tentative self-consciousness of the Renaissance and earlier eras took recognizable form and the supreme individual with a political scientific and above all existential value emerged. Volume IV of this award-winning series chronicles this development from the tumult of the French Revolution to the outbreak of World War I--a century and a quarter of rapid ungovernable change culminating in a conflict that at a stroke altered life in the Western world.713p."col. plates. illus notes bibliography index.NOTE : Very heavy 1.6 kg Oversized volume with higher delivery cost . Belknap Press / Harvard U.P. hardcover
1966543521Cambridge: Harvard University Press 1966. Volume XIV. Review copy hardcover in very good condition with clipped dust jacket in good condition. Review slip laid in. Jacket is marked and sunned particularly the spine and edges are creased and torn. Board edges corners and spine ends are bumped and rubbed and page block is tanned and blemished. Binding is sound and pages are clear throughout. LW. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Used. Harvard University Press Hardcover
199655787Iasi Romania: The Center for Romanian Studies. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket rubbed. 1996. Second Printing. Hardcover. Black cloth. xxv 724pp. Black and white and color photographs and illustrations maps chronology rulers list bibliography and index The collective effort of a group of Romanian and American historians to create a synthesis of Romanian history for the general reader. from preface Brochure for The Embassy of Romania in Washington DC laid in. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . The Center for Romanian Studies hardcover
1991538277Ljubljana: Narodni Muzej 1991. Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket in very good condition from the collection of Dr Cathy E. King. Jacket spine is sunned and edges are creased and nicked. Board corners and spine ends are bumped and rubbed. Pages and text are clear and unmarked throughout. LW. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Used. Narodni Muzej Hardcover
1971000876New York: Barnes & Noble 1971. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good . 4to 7.5 x 10 xii xviii 10 328 pages. Introduction by J. G. Sims Minor fading and chipping of dust jacket; else as issued. Barnes & Noble hardcover
1970017179New York. Printed in Great Britain: Praeger Publisheers 1970. VERY HEAVY. Introduced by Ian Robertson. Vol I: viii 424pp iii index. portrait frontis; Vol II: 419pp iv. Cloth boards in dust-jacket. In the Series 'Travellers' Classics' editor James Morris. This reissue is from the 1770 edition. This was one of the first English narratives of travel in the Iberian peninsula during the 18th century. Travellers' Classics. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Praeger Publisheers Hardcover