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Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (G. P. Goold). Light foxing to textblock. DJ has a few small tears ; For classical scholars and others interested in metric. ; 236 pages
Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock. Else book has minor shelfwear. DJ has a few small tears and chipping; For classical scholars and others interested in metric. ; 236 pages
394p 8vo b.s.gilt original pict.cloth Scarce. VG. Includes: The Saturnian Land and its People; Roman Gardens; The Animal World in Roman Life; Flowers and Foliage in Roman Art - and much more.
44pp., dans la série "Académie royale de Belgique. Classe des lettres et des sciences morales et politiques. Mémoires, in-8" Tome 46 fasc.2, exemplaire de la collection du prof. et byzantiniste belge Justin Mossay (avec cachet et ex-libris), brochure originale, bon état, K103225
8vo., First Edition, with photographs in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
The whole of Greece, as every traveller and archaeologist knows, is alive with history and prehistory. Mr and Mrs Burn select over seventy of the most important and interesting places, islands and buildings, relate what happened there in the past, and describe in detail what now remains. Some of these sites are well known, others less so; but all have been chosen not only for their historical interest and beauty, but also because remains still exist, usually above foundation level, bringing the past to life. Inevitably, the greater part of this book is devoted to prehistoric and classical places, sites of a civilisation ancestral to our own; but attention is also given to the great (and some small) churches and monasteries of Christian Greece and to the major Frankish castles of mediaeval times. A lively outline of Greek history provides an introduction and puts the whole in perspective, and each site is illustrated by a specially-drawn plan or map and, in many cases, a photograph. The authors' enthusiasm for the country and its past is vividly conveyed in their writing, making The Living Past of Greece an invaluable companion for the traveller already there or for the reader and potential traveller at home. Book
Eleven stories, all set in different places and cultures "The Distance to Delphi " (pp117-144) is set in the Greece of the Colonels. Book
Eleven stories, all set in different places and cultures one story "The Distance to Delphi " (pp117-144) is set in the Greece of the Colonels. Book
Dustjacket is protected in mylar. One closed tear along front panel of dustjacket. Edgewear to head of DJ. Back panel has one small piece missing of DJ. ; 250 pages; Themistocles (ca. 525 BC-460 BC) was a leader in the Athenian democracy during the Persian War. Themistocles favored the expansion of the navy to meet the Persian threat and persuaded the Athenians to spend the surplus generated by their silver mines on building new ships - the Athenian navy grew from 70 to 200 ships. Despite the importance of this enigmatic figure in Greek history, our knowledge still largely comes from the ancient accounts of Herodotus, Thucydides, and Plutarch. Podlecki provides the first modern comprehensive assessment of Themistocles, based on literary and archaeological evidence.
Dustjacket is protected in mylar. One closed tear along front corner of dustjacket. Rubbing to DJ. Minor rubbing to boards. ; 250 pages; Themistocles (ca. 525 BC-460 BC) was a leader in the Athenian democracy during the Persian War. Themistocles favored the expansion of the navy to meet the Persian threat and persuaded the Athenians to spend the surplus generated by their silver mines on building new ships - the Athenian navy grew from 70 to 200 ships. Despite the importance of this enigmatic figure in Greek history, our knowledge still largely comes from the ancient accounts of Herodotus, Thucydides, and Plutarch. Podlecki provides the first modern comprehensive assessment of Themistocles, based on literary and archaeological evidence.
LONDON, Chatto & Windus, Piccadilly - 1889 - In-8 Reliure éditeur ornée de motifs dorés - 543 Illustrations NB dans le texte - IX & 620 pages + catalogue éditeur - Traces de mouillures au 1er plat sinon intérieur propre
Tall 8vo. 755p. DJ. First edition, second printing. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W121
755p. Hardcover Good condition in black cloth
"Being a history of Greek civilization from the beginning, and of civilization in the Near East from the death of Alexander, to the Roman conquest; with an introduction on the prehistoric culture of Crete" 754p. plates .bibliography index. maps on end papes. rDJ repaired, now in protective sleeve. Book
"Being a history of Greek civilization from the beginning, and of civilization in the Near East from the death of Alexander, to the Roman conquest; with an introduction on the prehistoric culture of Crete"754p. plates .bibliography index. maps on endpapers. NOTE: Heavy book-1.5kg. Book
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with double-page map at front and rear, page edges very slightly browned; original brown buckram, gilt back, uncut, a very good, bright, clean copy. Uncommon in this condition.
First published 1921". The value of Greece to the future of the world, by Gilbert Murray.--Religion, by W.R. Inge.-- Philosophy, by J. Burnet.--Mathematics and astronomy, by Sir T.L. Heath.-- Natural science, by D.W. Thompson.--Biology, by Charles Singer.--Medicine, by Charles Singer.--Literature, by R.W. Livingstone.--History, by Arnold Toynbee.--Political thought, by A.E. Zimmern.--The lamps of Greek art, by Percy Gardner.--Architecture, by Sir Reginald Blomfield. Commissioning organisation: by Gilbert Murray, W.R. Inge, J. Burnet . [and others] ed. by R.W. Livingstone. 424 p. illus., Book
"First published 1921, reprinted . 1957.". The value of Greece to the future of the world, by Gilbert Murray.--Religion, by W.R. Inge.-- Philosophy, by J. Burnet.--Mathematics and astronomy, by Sir T.L. Heath.-- Natural science, by D.W. Thompson.--Biology, by Charles Singer.--Medicine, by Charles Singer.--Literature, by R.W. Livingstone.--History, by Arnold Toynbee.--Political thought, by A.E. Zimmern.--The lamps of Greek art, by Percy Gardner.--Architecture, by Sir Reginald Blomfield. Commissioning organisation: by Gilbert Murray, W.R. Inge, J. Burnet . [and others] ed. by R.W. Livingstone. 424 p. illus., plates. Nice vointage copy, text clean but neat pencilled notes on endpapers. Book
Book has very light shelfwear else fine. Dustjacket has very minor shelfwear and rubbing. DJ is price-clipped. ; 1.06 x 8.75 x 5.69 Inches; 480 pages; This book is about much more than `the glory that was Greece'. In this fresh appraisal, replacing the original Legacy of Greece edited by Sir Richard Livingstone in 1921, fourteen distinguished contributors, all specialists in their field, describe a particular aspect of Greek culture, and then assess what later generations have made of this valuable inheritance. The result is a lucid and succinct introduction to how the ancient Greeks lived and thought, and to their influence on the world we know today. The wide range of topics covered includes politics, literature, history, education, philosophy, science, myth, and art and architecture.
First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (xviii), 238 pp., 1/4 black cloth w/ black boards & gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows some light bumping to top edge & corner of front board; some minor soil to fore edge of page block; small neat notation by prev. owner to front pastedown; Jacket shows a couple of faint rub lines / ". . . a compelling guide for anyone interested in the cultural development of late antiquity." B&W illustrations and maps.
8vo, volume 1 basil blackwell 1986, xv-766, vol 2 johns hopkins 1986 vi-767-1518.
IRAKLIS - a mysterious Greek terrorist group. A rogue offshoot of the communist party. At its head, a man with many names. An elusive master assassin who has been in exile for ten years. Alex Mavris- half-Greek, half-Scottish investigator. A man driven by the desire to find his missing brother, last heard of at an underground resistance meeting during the dictatorship. Grace Helmer- an American who saw her father murdered when she was a child. Iraklis was responsible. Two businessmen are murdered in Athens. The trademark piece of olive wood is found with the victims' bodies. Iraklis is back. And Grace Helmer employs Mavros to track down her father's killer - an intriguing and atmospheric new thriller in which the sins of the fathers come back to haunt their children Book
Near fine copy, autograph inscription by author on ffep "To **** with very best wishes from Domna" [6 copies in WorldCat] Book
Small hole and discoloration in pp287-88 (General index). Former owner's name to ffep. Some foxing to first few pages, small tear at top of backstrip (1.5 cm) and some light scuffing and scratches of covers, else VG. ; 288 pages; This book assembles for the first time the archaeological data for the whole of Greece and the Aegean - and for certain adjacent areas - during the twelfth and eleventh centuries B. C. With 24 b/w plates.
