Archaeometry : An Australasian Perspective
Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1982. Small 4to, pp. vi, 391, b/w photos and ills., maps, wraps, very good condn. Papers presented at the Australasian Archaeometry conference.
Ancient History
Eros in Greece
London: John Murray, 1978. Photographs by Antonia Mulas. 1st UK edition, 4to, pp. 175, Index, colour photos, original cloth boards, bottom front cnr bumped otherwise good, in like d.j. top edge slightly creased. Concept of eros in Ancient Greek society, covers mythology, religion, and social structure.
Greece and Britain
London: Collins, nd c( 1950). 8vo, pp. 112, col frontis, col & b/w plates, b/w ills., orig cl bds., slightly rubbed edges, very good The influence of Greek culture on the development of Britain.
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Homeri Ilias Graece et Latine Annotationes [Homer's Iliad, 1794-1802]
London: T. Longman ; B. Law et al, 1794-1802. 2 vols., octavo, text in Greek and Latin. Vol.I (Editio Tertia Decima): pp.(vii), 375, lxxxix ; Vol.II (Editio Duodecimo): pp.(iv), (5)-510, (xvi, Index), two fronts. engraved folding maps : 'Graeciae Antiquae et Insularum Conspectus' (Vol. I) and 'Asia Minor' (Vol.II), tanning.....
New Studies of a Great Inheritance, Being Lectures on the Modern Worth of some Ancient Writers
London: John Murray, 1930. 2nd ed., 8vo, pp. xii, 241, Index, (ii, adverts), prev owner's stamp, orig cl bds., edges rubbed, in d.j worn and marked, edges chipped, pieces missing spine, torn The writings of the ancient world, particularly Rome, including, Cicero, Horace, and Virgil.
Soils for the Archaeologist
London: Phoenix House, Ltd, 1961. 2nd impr., Royal 8vo, pp. 230, Index, b/w ills., prev owner's inscr., orig cl bds., very light fishing rear cover, in d.j some creasing, top edge chipped but intact, ink mark to rear The relativity of soil science and geology to the archaeologist, including technical.....
Swan Hellenic Cruise Handbook
London: Swan Hellenic Cruises Limited, 1985. Reprint, Small 4to, pp. 463, col plates, b/w ills and maps, ep maps, orig bds., nr fine Complete guide to the cultural and geographical history of Greece, Eastern Europe, and Turkey.
The Aegean, A Sea-Guide to its Coasts and Islands
London: John Murray, 1970. 2nd ed., Royal 8vo, pp. xxiv, 247, Index, b/w plates, b/w maps and ills., ex-libris, orig cl bds., v.g, in d.j tear to spine The classic sailing book revised, focus on the sailing routes of the islands.
Lexicon Technologiae Graecorum Rhetoricae. Congessit et animadversionibus illustravit Jo. Christ. Theoph. Ernesti. [Greek]
Leipzig: Sumptibus Caspari Fritsch, 1795. Full leather boards, spine deorated and lettered in gilt, gilt decorative rule to edges of boards, pp xxiv, 400. Pencilled owmership signature. Edges rubbed. Good condition. A lexicon of terms of rhetoric, with citations. Terms in Greek, text in both Latin and Greek...
Lexicon Technologiae Latinorum Rhetoricae. Congessit et animadversionibus illustravit Jo. Christ. Theoph. Ernesti. [Latin]
Leipzig: Sumptibus Caspari Fritsch, 1797. Full leather boards, spine decorated and lettered in gilt,gilt decorative rule to edges of boards, pp xxxii, 440. Corner of title label chipped, front edge of spine starting. Pencilled ownership signature. Good condition. A lexicon of terms of rhetoric, with citations to classical orators such.....
Thrace & The Thracians
London: Cassell, 1977. 4to, pp. 160, colour and b/w ills., original boards, good, in like d.j.
The Application of Quantitative Methods in Archaeology
Chicago: Quadrangle, 1960. Small 4to, pp. x, 358, b/w plates, prev owner's inscr., orig cl bds., spine sunned, covers marked o/w very good condn. Papers presented at an international symposium. Viking Fund Publications in Anthropoliogy Number Twenty-Eight.
The Iliad and The Odyssey
New York: Barnes & Noble, 2008. Trans. Samuel Butler; introd. Michael Dirda. Large octavo, leather binding with pictorial and gilt decoration, all edges gilt, endpaper maps, pp xvi, 732. Near fine condition.
M. Manilii Astronomicon Liber Tertius
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1937. 2nd ed., pp.(xx), 79, text dwgs., tanned e.p.s., publisher's orig cl bds., fading to spine, o/w very good condn. Marcus Manilius (fl.1st century AD) was a Roman poet, astrologer, and author of a poem in five books called Astronomica. Housman's critical edition of the poet's.....
Prehistoric Religion: A Study in Prehistoric Archaeology
London: Thames & Hudson, 1957. 8vo, pp. 300, Index, b/w ills., prev owner's stamp, light offsetting eps., orig cl bds., edges sunned, edges rubbed, in d.j edges creased, tear to front cover now repaired The religious artefacts of ancient cultures, includes exploration of funeral practices and rituals.
Mainland Greece
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1965. 8vo, pp. xii, 225, Index, b/w plates, map, light foxing eps., orig cl bds., lightly fished, in d.j some wear to edges An atmospheric book which explores the country from the Gulf of Corinth to the Thessalian plain.
The Lost Vestal
London: Cassell & Company, nd c( 1900). 8vo, pp. 250, 24 adverts, b/w frontis., b/w plates, f.f.ep missing, light foxing prelims and fore-edge, offsetting eps., orig dec cl bds., spine sunned, edges rubbed, light marks rear Fictional account of early Christianity in the Roman Empire.
Conquer, A Tale of the Nika Rebellion in Byzantium
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1941. 8vo, pp. (iv) 138, light marks f.f.ep., edges pages slightly yellowed, orig cl bds., top cnrs bent, in d.jspine sunned, some waterdmagae top edge, small chips head and tail spine Fictional account of the Faction struggle of the 6th century.
Archaeology in the U.S.S.R.
Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1959. translated from the Russian by David Skvirsky. 4to, pp. 429, Index, col and b/w plates, b/w photos and ills., b/w fold map, orig cl bds., small mark spine, otherwise very good Ancient history of Russia based upon archaeological finds.
The Roman Legionary Fortress at Caerleon, Monmouthshire
Cardiff: The National Museum of Wales, 1940. Royal 8vo, pp. 33, 1 advert, b/w frontis., b/w plates, b/w ills., 3 fold maps rear pocket, prev owner's inscr., orig bds., browned, spine chipped and worn The history of Caerleon and archaelogical excavations of the site.
A Popular Handbook of Useful and Interesting Information for Beginners in the Elementary Study of Assyriology, Compiled from the Writings of some of the Best Authorities
Sussex: The Author, 1908. 1st ed., 8vo, pp. 201, b/w frontis., b/w fold map rear, from the library of S.C. Gorringe with his stamps, eps discoloured, orig cl backed bds., spine worn, some marks Archaeolgical evidence of the Old Testament. A dictionary of biblical and archaelogical terms. Privately published. From.....
An Affair of the Heart
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1957. 8vo, pp. 280, ep maps, offsetting eps., lightly foxed edges, orig cl bds., edges rubbed, in d.j some wear to edges Account of travels to Greece from 1945-54, with an archaelogical backdrop.
Remember Greece
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1941. 8vo, pp. 191, Index, b/w frontis, b/w fold maps, inscription to fore-edge, orig cl bds., light silverfishing, small tear tail spine Account of Greece during WWII, including the invasion by the Germans.
Nature and Culture in the Iliad: The Tragedy of Hector
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1978. Reprint, 8vo, pp. xvi, 287, Index, stamp to half t.p., wraps, spine sunned, some marks Examination of the Iliad from a cultural perspective.
Antiquities of Middlesex: Middlesex in British, Roman, and Saxon Times
London: G. Bell & Sons, Ltd, 1919. Royal 8vo, pp. xviii, 182, Index, b/w frontis., b/w plates, minor foxing rear eps., orig cl backed bds., light marks, edges slightly worn Antiquities discovered in Middlesex and associated archaelogical findings. Includes observations on militaria, clothing, religion, and geography.