Minor scuffing along lower edge of rear wrap and spine. Else fine. ; Schriften Der Philosophisch-Historischen Klasse Der Heidelberger Akademie Der Wissenschaften 2; 170 pages View More...
Dustjacket has edgewear with chipping and tears. DJ is price-clipped. Light foxing to textblock. ; Text in french with English commentary. ; 268 pages; Text of Edward Gibbon's journal from his 1764 trip from Geneva to Rome View More...
Light shelfwear to book. Faint bump to heel of spine. ; Text in french with English commentary. ; 268 pages; Text of Edward Gibbon's journal from his 1764 trip from Geneva to Rome View More...
DJ is price-clipped. Dustjacket has minor shelfwear and rubbing. ; Explains how Greece was despoiled of much of her treasures in the early nineteenth century-- treasures that are now priceless exhibits in the great museums of the world. ; 210 pages View More...
280 pages; The ten essays in this book are concerned with the cultural manifestatons of English Philhellenism in the late 18th and 19th centuries and its effect on Victorian society. The themes are explored in the arts and parallels with contemporary German classicism are discussed. View More...
Discoloration to boards. Light Foxing to textblock and prelims. ; Looks at the influence of Greek in education and scholarship. ; 255 pages View More...
Wrappers worn at extremities with creasing and chipping. Title page smudged, a few pencil marks, else Very Good. ; 104pp, illustrated. ; 104 pages View More...
Spine is faded. Minor edgewear to top of spine. Rubbing to extremities. Prelims are browned. Former owner's name on ffep. Light foxing. ; A series of lectures: Greek as a factor in modern education; introduction of greek into England; Influence of Greek poetry; Influence of Greek Criticism; Influence of Greek philosophy. ; 127 pages View More...
Inscribed by Rudi Paardt to ffep. Very light wear to top of spine else Fine. ; Looks at the reception of Cicero, Homer, Lucian, Vergil in later literature. In dutch. ; 192 pages; Signed by One Author View More...
Dustjacket is protected in mylar. A couple of small tears to DJ (1/4 cm). ; Looks at the economic, industrial and strategic importance of Manchuria (China) from the end of 1918 to 1932 before the onslaught of Japanese imperialism. ; 259 pages View More...
Dustjacket has minor shelfwear and rubbing. ; St. Andrew's Studies in Reformation History; 0.8 x 9.4 x 6 Inches; 242 pages; At first sight, the subjects of piety and family life may appear to have little in common. Yet, as the essays in this volume make clear, there are in fact a number of shared features and points of contact that make the study of these issues a particularly fertile area for scholars of the Reformation period. Whether it be the concept of an individual's relationship with God - so often articulated in familial terms, the place of domestic devotions, or the difficulties that ... View More...
Very light scuffing to textblock else Fine. DJ has very minor shelfwear else Fine. Signed by author to titlepage. ; The University of Toronto is Canada's leading university and one of Canada's most important cultural and scientific institutions. Covering the history of the University from its origins as King's College in 1827 to the present, Martin Friedland weaves together personalities, events, and intellectual ideas to create a scholarly, yet highly readable history that includes major figures such as Northrop Frye and Marshall McLuhan, and dramatic events such as the admission of women in ... View More...
Very light wear to front wrap else Fine. ; With contributions by S. Babic, S. L. Dyson, W. Hessing, R. Hingley, A. King, G. Mora, M. Struck, and N. Terrenato. ; Journal of Roman Archaeology Supplementary Series 44: International Roman Archaeology Conference; 192 pages; Contents: 7. Images of Rome Richard Hingley 23. The image of Rome in Spain: scholars, artists and architects in Italy during the 16th to 18th c. Gloria Mora 57. Rome in America Stephen Dyson 71. Ancestor cults: the perception of ancient Rome in modern Italian culture Nicola Terrenato 91. The Heilige Römische Reich Deutscher Nati... View More...
Former owner's seal indented on front free-page. Previous owner has deleted his name in black marker and has bled to title page. Corners have been taped to prevent damage. ; Concentrating on land warfare, distinguished U. S. Military historian Jones argues that most military events can be explained by military factors. The framework of his analysis is strategy, which Jones sees as remaining consistent for 2500 years. When applied, however, strategy becomes dependent on tactics and logistics. These in turn are constantly modified by technology. The result is an ever-changing dialectic of option... View More...
Minor wear to corners of wraps. Scholar's name to ffep (Robert Brown). ; Concentrating on land warfare, distinguished U. S. Military historian Jones argues that most military events can be explained by military factors. The framework of his analysis is strategy, which Jones sees as remaining consistent for 2500 years. When applied, however, strategy becomes dependent on tactics and logistics. These in turn are constantly modified by technology. The result is an ever-changing dialectic of options that continues to make war a viable political option even in the nuclear age. ; 740 pages View More...
Light shelfwear. Light discoloration to bottom of boards. Ex-library copy with a few stamps. Pocket has been removed. ; Three essays written for, and two others translated for the collection are among the 19 studies of the impact of the Iliad and the Odyssey on succeeding ages since the fifth century BC. Among the writers considered are George Chapman (who first translated Homer into English in 1598) , Pope, Milton, Kafka, Goethe, Racine, Keats, Tolstoy, Joyce, and recent Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott . Looks at Homer's influence from Antiquity to the twentieth century. ; Garland Reference Libr... View More...
Covers worn at extremities, with a couple of small tears. Rubbing to wraps. ; Mythologie des lieux, éditions de la différence. 192pp, nicely illustrated. 'un certain monsieur eiffel'; la tour du siecle; peintres et poetes de la tour; une tour bien romanesque. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 192 pages View More...
Light rubbing to wraps. Minor shelfwear to wraps. Pages very slightly tanned. ; 1972 reprint. Compendium of Educational thought (from the beliefs of the Greeks and Romans to those inspiring such modern schools as Summerhill and Gordonstoun). ; A Pelican Original; 393 pages View More...
Very light shelfwear else Fine. ; 96 pages; A case study in American philanthropy, this book describes the beginnings of the Center for Hellenic Studies, a research institute established in 1961 in Washington, D.C. as an outpost of Harvard University. Each year eight post-doctoral fellows come from all over the world to live at the center and do research in ancient Greek literature, philosophy, or history. The idea behind this arrangement began with the preeminent philanthropist Paul Mellon's interest in finding a project to advance the humanities. Eric Lindquist traces the ten-year evolution ... View More...
Very light rubbing else Fine. ; 96 pages; A case study in American philanthropy, this book describes the beginnings of the Center for Hellenic Studies, a research institute established in 1961 in Washington, D.C. as an outpost of Harvard University. Each year eight post-doctoral fellows come from all over the world to live at the center and do research in ancient Greek literature, philosophy, or history. The idea behind this arrangement began with the preeminent philanthropist Paul Mellon's interest in finding a project to advance the humanities. Eric Lindquist traces the ten-year evolution of... View More...
V1: bumping to top corners with 1 hard bump/dent (1 cm) to lower edge of front board. VG DJ: minor staining to DJ. Dustjacket is protected in mylar. V2: very light bump to 1 corner of book else book is fine. VG+ DJ: minor staining to DJ. Dustjacket is protected in mylar. ; Two Volume Set. ; 2 Volume Set. Publications of the Modern Humanities Research Association; 3.4 x 11.2 x 8.6 Inches; 1000 pages; A landmark in the study of early modern Europe, this two-volume collection makes available for the first times a selection of the most important texts from court and civic festival books. Festival ... View More...
Books have minor shelfwear and rubbing. ; Founded by Prof. Donald Nicol. First 8 volumes of this journal. ; Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies Association; Vol. 1/8/2023 View More...
Ex-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers and pocket. DJ have been laminated (which is chipping and has edgewear) and price-clipped. Internally VG. ; Studies in Political History; 244 pages View More...
Top corners are bumped. Dustjacket is protected in mylar. Light discoloration to DJ spine. ; Historians on Historians; 187 pages; A study of Gibbon as historian: a product of his own time, and an enduring voice in our own. View More...
Author knows the background, the culture and the history of Greece, and packs an amazing amount of into his account of his visit to Greece. ; 203 pages View More...
Minor shelfwear. ; 232 pages; With elegance and wit, Bruce Redford re-creates the vibrant culture of connoisseurship in Enlightenment England by investigating the multifaceted activities and achievements of the Society of Dilettanti. He dissects the British connoisseurs whose expeditions, collections, and publications laid the groundwork for the Neoclassical revival and for the scholarly study of Graeco-Roman antiquity. After the foundation of the society in 1732, portraits of the Dilettanti were painted by George Knapton, Sir Joshua Reynolds, and Sir Thomas Lawrence. These include a striking ... View More...
Minor shelfwear. ; 232 pages; With elegance and wit, Bruce Redford re-creates the vibrant culture of connoisseurship in Enlightenment England by investigating the multifaceted activities and achievements of the Society of Dilettanti. He dissects the British connoisseurs whose expeditions, collections, and publications laid the groundwork for the Neoclassical revival and for the scholarly study of Graeco-Roman antiquity. After the foundation of the society in 1732, portraits of the Dilettanti were painted by George Knapton, Sir Joshua Reynolds, and Sir Thomas Lawrence. These include a striking ... View More...
DJ is price-clipped. One small closed tear on back panel of DJ. Dustjacket is protected in mylar. Ex-library copy with pocket and stamp to textblock. Tapes stains to boards. ; Compares the British Empire to the Roman Empire in their powers and their disintegration. ; Whidden Lectures; 106 pages View More...
Light Shelfwear. Scholar's name to ffep (Robert Brown). ; 0.68 x 8.41 x 5.53 Inches; 272 pages; Shay works from an intriguing premise: that the study of the great Homeric epic of war, The Iliad, can illuminate our understanding of Vietnam, and vice versa. Along the way, he compares the battlefield experiences of men like Agamemnon and Patroclus with those of frontline grunts, analyzes the berserker rage that overcame Achilles and so many American soldiers alike, and considers the ways in which societies ancient and modern have accounted for and dealt with post-traumatic stress disorder---a mal... View More...
Pages a bit tanned. ; 0.68 x 8.41 x 5.53 Inches; 272 pages; Shay works from an intriguing premise: that the study of the great Homeric epic of war, The Iliad, can illuminate our understanding of Vietnam, and vice versa. Along the way, he compares the battlefield experiences of men like Agamemnon and Patroclus with those of frontline grunts, analyzes the berserker rage that overcame Achilles and so many American soldiers alike, and considers the ways in which societies ancient and modern have accounted for and dealt with post-traumatic stress disorder---a malady only recently recognized in the ... View More...
Discoloration to boards. Former institution stamp on fly-page. One map is torn in half but still present. Binding is still tight. ; 80 maps View More...
A couple of corners lightly bumped. Minor shelfwear to book and DJ. ; Xx, 498pp, illustrated. ; Volume 2 Only; Vol. 2; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 498 pages View More...
Very Minor shelfwear to book and DJ. Dustjacket spine is sunned. ; Xx, 498pp, illustrated. ; Volume 2 Only; Vol. 2; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 498 pages View More...
