Light creasing to spine. Wrappers rubbed in a couple of places. A couple of small tears to base of spine cover. ; Articles in German, Italian, French and English. ; Collection De La Maison De L'Orient Méditerranéen No. 12, Série Archéologique, 9; 502 pages View More...
Pencil marginalia in text. Light browning to endpapers. Dustjacket. Is chipped at extremities with 1 1/2" tear at upper corner. ; Bibliotheca Orientalis Hungarica VIII; 113 pages View More...
Bound in 2 volumes. ; Xerographic reprint of the author's Univ. of Pennsylvania Dissertation. Complete in 2 volumes. xvii, 887pp, illustrated.; University of Pennsylvania, Ph. D. , 1979; 887 pages View More...
Discoloration to wraps. Minor browning to pages. ; Inhalt: über die Bedeutung der Festrassen; Hattusa; Assur; Babylon; Uruk; Ammerkungen; Tafeln. With 18 Abb. And VI Tafeln. ; 64 pages View More...
Edgewear to wraps with some light chipping. Browning to spine. Inscription on ffep in ffep. (possibly from author? ). Tanning to pages. Browning to wraps. ; Pubblicazioni Dell'istituto Di Storia Antica E Scienze Ausiliarie Dell'università Di Genova VII; 165 pages View More...
Blank white stickers have been affixed to wraps. One small white sticker has repaired a small tear to last page of text. ; The Seventh International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies; 64 pages; The following notes, written to assist delegates to the seventh International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies, are divided into two parts, the first a brief survey of the archaeology of the country in the periods concerned, the second an account of the Roman frontier system in the country's southern region. View More...
Ex-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers and pocket. Book descriptions are pasted to front feps of both volumes leaving adhesive stains. Minor shelfwear otherwise. ; 2 Volume Set; Vol. 1/2/2023; 1360 pages; These volumes survey the three religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam and their relationship with each other, in concord and conflict during the last hundred years. Since Islam is the dominant faith, the term 'Middle East' denotes the social and cultural faiths as well as western civilization and communism, rather than a precise geographical area. Thus central Asia, and India, Pa... View More...
Former owner's name to front cover, title inked on spine. Creasing to corners of wraps. ; 69pp + 50pp of plates. ; Bulletin Du Musée De Beyrouth. Tome XXV; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall View More...
1.25 x 9.5 x 6.5 Inches; 392 pages; This book brings together a vast amount of information pertaining to the society, economy, and culture of a province important to understanding the entire eastern part of the later Roman Empire. Focusing on Egypt from the accession of Diocletian in 284 to the middle of the fifth century, Roger Bagnall draws his evidence mainly from documentary and archaeological sources, including the papyri that have been published over the last thirty years. This book brings together a vast amount of information pertaining to the society, economy, and culture of a province... View More...
Faint foxing to front inner cover. ; Reprint of the 1936 edition. The purpose of this biography is to explain the situation in the Levant during the years preceding the fall of Jerusalem. This is done by an analysis of the character of Raymond III of Tripolis, and by an interpretation of his motives and actions, and those of his associates in a time of crisis. Includes a detailed description of the battle of Hattin. ; 177 pages View More...
Scholar's name to ffep (William P. Anderson). Upper corners lightly bumped. Minor shelfwear. ; Qedem, 7. 269pp, illustrated. ; QEDEM: Monographs of the Institute of Archaeology 7; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 269 pages View More...
Very faint Bumping to 1 corner. Else very minor shelfwear. ; In 215 BC in the second Punic War, Philip V of Macedonia sent an emissary to Hannibal in order to form an alliance with the Carthaginian general. This alliance was formalized in a treaty, the document which provides the corpus for this study. In this treaty is a list of "divine witnesses", which comprise the "official pantheon" of Carthage. The organization of the material and the presentation of the god-lists of all the treaties in a series of charts in Appendix I as well as the extensive indexes and bibliography make the book a use... View More...
Unwrapped in plastic. ; Culture and History of the Ancient Near East; 11.25 x 1 x 8.5 Inches; 438 pages; This volume explores the Iron Age Phrygian rock-cut monuments in Anatolia and defines their role in religion. Among other features this book questions the traditional view of the Mother goddess Kybele being the only Phrygian deity. A detailed analysis based on the monuments provides new interpretations and aspects of Phrygian religion: the Mother goddess was not alone, but rather accompanied by a Superior male god. For the first time all known Phrygian rock-cut monuments are brought t... View More...
Inscribed by author to ffep. ; Text is in Dutch with sections in Persian- English summary at back. Looks at the assimilation of Armenian Christians in Iran. ; Faculteit Lettern- Department Oosterse En Slavische Studies; 192 pages; Signed by Author View More...
Book has been rebound in decorative boards with dark greek spine. White label on spine with title. 3 old library stamps on reverse of titlepage--no other ex-lib markings. Foxing throughout. ; (aus der Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft Bd. VI. Und Bd. IX. Besonders abgedruckt) ; 50 pages View More...
Stamps to inner covers and text block (Department of Classics - Case Western Reserve University). Light bumping to corners. Small tears to DJ. Light browning to DJ spine. ; 105 plates at end. ; Supplementary Volume / British School of Archaeology At Athens 4; Vol. 1; 170 pages View More...
Stamps to inner covers (Department of Classics - Case Western Reserve University). Small tears to DJ. ; 54 plates at end. ; Supplementary Volume / British School of Archaeology At Athens 10; Vol. 2; 126 pages View More...
Book has very light shelfwear else fine. DJ has 1 tiny chip and faint crease along upper edge. ; The first book of its kind, this richly informative guide to the world of late antiquity offers the most recent scholarship to the researcher along with sheer reading pleasure to the browser. In eleven comprehensive essays and in over 500 encyclopedic entries, an international cast of experts provides essential information and fresh perspectives on the history and culture of an era marked by the rise of two world religions, unprecedented political upheavals that remade the map of the known world, a... View More...
Minor shelfwear to boards. Ex-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers and pocket. ; Contents: Previous Work on the Hymn-Cycles; The subject-matter of the Hymn-Cycles; The Goal of the Departed Spirit and the Identity of the Saviour; The Manuscripts; The Reconstruction of the Text; Some Remarks on Authorship and Style; Versification; The Texts: List of Fragments; Huwidagman; Angad Rosnan; The Unidentified Fragments; Additional Note on the Manuscripts. ; London Oriental Series Volume 3; 199 pages; Includes 4 photographic plates of the manuscripts at end. View More...
Light bumping to corners. Light shelfwear to dustjacket. ; The first full history of ancient Georgia ever to be written outside Georgia itself, this book also serves as a valuable introduction to the substantial archaeological work that has been carried out there in recent decades. Designed to open up ancient Georgia for the world of scholarship at large, it is not only a history of a neglected region, but also a sustained attempt to inform topics and issues that are more familiar to the historians of antiquity. Examples include myths of the periphery; Caucasian mountains and their passes; Gre... View More...
Former owner's name on ffep has been blacked out. Light shelfwear else NF; Old Testament Readings; 0.67 x 8.76 x 5.4 Inches; 192 pages; Combining insights from social and literary theory with a firm grasp of traditional historical studies, Brett argues that the Book of Genesis can be read as resistance literature. In Brett's illuminating analysis, stories such as the marriages of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob as well as the narratives of Hagar, Dinah and Tamar reveal that the editors of Genesis were directly engaged with contemporary issues--especially the nature of an authentic community--and that... View More...
Very light bump to 1 corner. Else book is fine. Very minor shelfwear to DJ. ; Oxford Classical Monographs; 280 pages; Xerxes' exploits are famous, but what about Irdabama, a successful landowner who controlled her own wine and grain business? Or the ruthless queen Parysatis who murdered her enemy after a game of dice? By approaching the subject from a near eastern perspective, and thoroughly re-examining the Greek sources, This book is the first to reveal the fascinating picture of women and their economic and political importance in the Persian empire. View More...
DJ is price-clipped. DJ has minor shelfwear. ; 224 pages; Browning explores the history of Jerash and other Decapolis cities...against this background, Jerash as it is today is then described and illustrated with numerous architectural drawings, plans, reconstructions, photographs, and maps. Of special interest are the nineteenth century photographs, which show what dramatic changes have taken place in the last hundred years. View More...
Light scratches to back panel of DJ. ; 255 pages; Petra is like no other city: its fascination lies not in an ancient history or a spectacular setting, not in a wealth of magnificent carved facades, but in their unique and accidental combination. This presents not only the story of the city and its peoples but also its monuments and exciting archaeological discoveries View More...
Minor scuffing to back wrap else fine. ; 70 text-figures & 118 tables. Page count: 213, 22 & 26. Text is in Dutch. ; Proefschrift (Diss. ) View More...
Ex-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers and pocket. Spine ends are frayed with chipping. Former owner's name Roswell Dwight Hitchcock (August 15, 1817 - June 16, 1887) , American divine, on ffep in ink from 1879 on ffeps of both volumes. Institution bookplate on inner covers of both volumes. Slight cracking starting along back inner hinge of volume 1. Slight wear to corners. ; 2 Volume Set COMPLETE View More...
Cover has adhesive stain from former sticker on bottom corner. Normal shelfwear and rubbing. ; Publication of coins found at Sardis from the 1958 to August 18th, 1972. The Byzantine section includes only coins from the 1969 season onward. ; Archaeological Exploration of Sardis; 274 pages View More...
Spine a bit discolored. Scholar's name to ffep (Jenifer Neils). Minor creasing to wraps. ; Hellas Et Roma IV; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 285 pages View More...
Scholars' bookplate to inner cover (Slater & Dunbabin). Slight creasing to wraps. One small tear to wraps (1 cm). ; Studi Ellenistici VII; 230 pages View More...
Xvii, 120pp, nicely illustrated. Machteld Mellink's colleagues have produced an appreciation of her interests and scholarly contributions. The book updates the last 20 years of archaeological research into the cultures of Anatolia as well as others of ancient western Asia. America's most distinguished archaeologist of Asia Minor is honored with essays on incipient agriculture (L. S. And R. J. Braidwood's critical survey of current attitudes) ; the physical health of Early Bronze Age populations (J. L. Angel and S. C. Bisel) ; imports found at late third millennium BCE K; ultepe (T. ; Ozg; u; )... View More...
Upper corners bumped. Minor shelfwear to DJ now in mylar. ; In 480 BC, a huge Persian army, led by the inimitable King Xerxes, entered the mountain pass of Thermopylae as it marched on Greece, intending to conquer the land with little difficulty. But the Greeks? Led by King Leonidas and a small army of Spartans? Took the battle to the Persians at Thermopylae, and halted their advance? Almost. It is one of history?s most acclaimed battles, one of civilization?s greatest last stands. And in Thermopylae, renowned classical historian Paul Cartledge looks anew this history-altering moment and, mos... View More...
Flexible hardcover boards. Tears to joints of front board (top 2 cm/ bottom 3cm) but still solid. Minor shelfwear otherwise. ; Avec 55 illustrations hors texte, 49 illustrations et une carte dans le texte. ; "D'un Monde a L'Autre" La Collection Des Découvertes; 303 pages View More...
Very faint dampstaining to top edge of rear endpaper. Else minor shelfwear to book. DJ has staining, soiling and some browning. Dustjacket is protected in mylar. ; Deal with oral epics, and its comments in passing about thematic similarities among Turkic, Greek and other heroic poetry is striking: ?Among the commonest are raids, single combats, the theft of large herds, revenge and counter-attack, wooing and marriages, the birth and remarkable childhood of heroes, sports, especially horseracing and wrestling, long journeys and the sundry adventures of nomadic life. ?; 374 pages View More...
Former owner's name to halftitle else book is fine. DJ has chipping to spine ends. ; Discusses the Origin of the Punic People to their end under Hannibal and the disastrous campaign and final death of Carthage. ; 362 pages View More...
Former owner's name on ffep. Minor pencilling to a few pages. Small tear to heel of spine (1 cm). Faint crease to rear wrap. ; 246 pages; Traces the development of the theme of "Descent into the Underworld," or what the Greeks called "Catabasis," from the Near East through its long career in Greek and Roman literature and cult as a background of Vergil's cumulative and innovative version of the "Descent of Aeneas" in the Sixth Book of the Aeneid and to pinpoint more fully than hitherto Vergil's originality in his use of the theme. View More...
SEx-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers and traces of removed pocket. Edgewear to corners and spine ends. Corners are bumped. Titlepage has institution name perforated. Mild browning to prelims. ; Extensive transcribed and photographed cuneiform inscriptions from the time of the Ur Dynasty, of which the reigns of Dungi, Bur-Sin, Gimil-Sin and Ibi-Sin are represented. A number belong to the time of the First Dynasty of Babylon. ; Vol. 3; 50 pages View More...
Inscription in ink on ffep from author "To my dear friend Mrs [Langstrotle / Langstrotte ? ] with the best regards of the author. Additional inscriptions on ffep from former owner (Jeff Cooper) from 1965 in blue pen. Browning along edges of endpapers. Gilt textblock. Half-Leather boards with bottom front leather corner scratched and slightly worn. Rubbing to leather spine with a few small scratches to gilt spine. ; 74 pages with Lists of Signs and 72 plates of written transcriptions of cuneiform & 15 photographic plates. ; The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania. Series A: ... View More...
