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A desire to recreate Minoan palaces, villas, and houses of the Late Bronze Age inspired the author of this book to undertake an eight year research program that has radically modified our conception of the appearance of Cretan dwellings He not only interprets the use of the rooms that partially survive but reconstructs the guest suites and banquet halls of the vanished upper storeys. Written both as a preparation for a visit to Crete and as an actual guide to the sites, the book is prefaced with an account of the island's geography, history, and culture in antiquity, and packed with illustrations including photographs, plans, reconstructions, and a map of the island showing the sites" 269p. (plus 68 pages of diagrams and plates].maps.bibliography.index. Book
book has very minor shelfwear. Small sticker stain to ffep. DJ is a bit tatty with small tears and creasing. ; With 504 Illustrations, 60 in colour. Looks at various types of art (architecture and painting, metalwork, weapons, stone vessels, pottery, engraving, jewelry and ornament, ivory, bone, and wood, sculpture) ; 316 pages
book has minor shelfwear. Gift inscription to ffep. Small sticker stain to ffep. DJ has minor edgewear with small tears and creasing. ; With 504 Illustrations, 60 in colour. Looks at various types of art (architecture and painting, metalwork, weapons, stone vessels, pottery, engraving, jewelry and ornament, ivory, bone, and wood, sculpture) ; 316 pages
Lower corners bumped. Else book is fine. DJ has chipping and small tears to 1 corner. Lettering to front panel has colour misprint (publisher's error). Light browning to DJ. ; Xviii, 338pp, illustrated, + plans in pocket. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 338 pages
Former owner's name to ffep. Foxing to top edge of textblock. Light bumping to 1 corner. Light browning to DJ. ; Xviii, 338pp, illustrated, + plans in pocket. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 338 pages
New New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. Large Roy. 8vo. (25 x 18 cm). In Turkish. 588 p. Tuzla tarihi. Yeni Tas (Neolitik) Çagindan 2011'e kadar.
Account of the discovery and excavation of a Minoan Palace in Eastern Crete. Includes a chapter on Atlantis/Santorini.HC. 345p. Plates (some col.) diagrams. bibliography. index.Crisp tight copy Book
Architecture, sculpture, gems, coins, jewellery, metalwork, pottery and vase painting, glass, furniture, textiles, paintings and mosaics. 424p. illus (some col) bibliography. index.Map on end pape. Name of previous owner, else as new. Book
New edition of a standard work on ancient history. as well as Greece and Rome it covers Egypt, Mesopotamia, China and the Indus Civilization. "Reflecting five decades of teaching and research, and drawing on the most recent scholarship, the fourth edition of this widely-read history provides the same broad coverage, chronological framework, and absorbing literary style that distinguished previous editions. For the new edition, the chapters on early humankind, the section on the revolt of Bar Kochba, and the chapter describing the end of the Roman Empire in the west have been rewritten to incorporate the most recent scholarship, and bibliographies have been brought up to date throughout. A classic survey of history from the beginnings of humankind to the fall of the Roman Empire, Starr"s A History of the Ancient World makes the latest scholarship available to the general reader in a lively and accessible way. / Chester G. Starr, Bentley Professor of History, University of Michigan." 742p. illus bibliography.index Book
Sather Classical Lectures (46) "The ancient Greeks devoted a significant portion of their poetic and artistic energy to exploring themes of death. Vermeule examines the facts and fictions of Greek death, including burial and mourning, visions of the underworld, souls and ghosts, the value of heroic death in battle, the quest for immortality, the linked powers of death, sleep, and love, and more." 270p. illus. bibliography. index An exceptionally clean crisp copy Book
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Oblong 4to., First Edition, with a frontispiece, and very numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and illustrations in the text; lavender cloth, gilt a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Covers all such weapons from the beginning of the American War of Independence to the close of the American Civil War.
Full title: ON THE CHOICE OF A WIFE; Illustrated by Many Curious Examples in the History of the Frugals - Henry - Stephen - Ralph and John - History of Licentia - and the Wedding Hymn. Also, Directions for the Improvement of the Mind and Religion - Business - Servants - Company - Conversation - Amusements - &c. Calculated for the instruction and improvement of young men and young women in the most essential concerns of life. pp. 108 + Engraved frontispiece. 24 mo. 150 mm. Original full cloth binding; with original printed paper label, slightly chipped and worn. All sorts of Victorian advice in the form of an epic poem. W145 Rt
349p. Uncut & unopened. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Explores the role of suggestion and auto-suggestion in education and self-healing. Provides good view of the state of psychiatry, psychology, physiology, and self-actualization at the beginning of the 1920s. SCARCE. OCC 2
pp. x, 279. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. First Edition. Some topics covered by Bell, who was a Professor of Mathematics at the CA Institute of Technology: The Priesthood of Science; The Last Idol; Science and Religiosity; Heathen Gods; The Alexandrian Library; God and the Astronomers; Monkeying with Time; etc. First Edition. OCC 3
70p. Small 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Slightly soiled. Annie Besant (1847-1933) was an influential English social and political reformer before converting to Theosophy. She quickly became a major force in the movement. She was President of the Theosophical Society from 1907 to her death in 1933. OCC 5
64p. Small 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Scarce. OCC 3
242p. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original worn dust jacket. Text printed in blue. A presentation of universal truth and cosmic laws for the New Age; somewhat similar to the Rosicrucian doctrines. Scarce. OCC 1
pp. 287, (8) [Publisher's catalogue]. Folding frontis map. Small 8vo. Original orange full cloth binding decorated in black and gold. Bookseller's label. Very nice binding. Text starting to brown. OCC 4
pp. xxiii, 261. Portrait frontis. Top edge gold. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Worn and stained. Endpapers browning. Title page and frontis foxed. Seventh thousand of the reissue of the sixth edition for the Trustees of Mrs. Honyman Gillespie. After reading the Scottish philosphers Hume and Clarke, Gillespie embarked upon a scientific process of independent inquiry into the existence of God. He gradually concentrated his attention on what he believed to be the best methods of proof. Finally adopting a method never before attempted, he started from the propositions, acknowledged by Atheists and Theists alike, that there is Infinity of Extension and Infinity of Duration. OCC 4
pp. xiii, 344. Photo frontis. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Slightly worn. Collection of essays on hypnotism, spiritualism, seances, telepathy, hypnotism for use in criminal jurisprudence, reincar nation, psychic powers, prophecy, and more. Of particular interest is the essay on hypnotism being used as anesthesia., OCC 3
New English Paperback. Pbo. Large Roy. 8vo. (25 x 18 cm). In Turkish. 115 p. Samosata I. Theos Antiokhos Sarayi.
66p. Tall 12mo. Original full paper binding. Paper labels on spine and front board. Scarce. OCC 1
216p. 8vo. Original full gray cloth binding. Scarce. OCC 8
pp. 95, (5) [Publisher's catalogue]. 12mo. Original printed paper wraps. Crisp condition. OCC 12
