Ancient History And Archaeology from Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA

Archaeologia Cambrensis 1862. 8vo.Illustrated. Collection of 67 plates and plans, lithographed and engraved, some with more than one image per plate, and one folding. Views and archaeological sites, with the original front wrap bound in. Green half calf binding with cloth boards and gilt decorated spine with dark red title label. Gift inscription dated 1866 to the verso of the… Read more about this item

London: J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd. 1919. 16mo. The Everyman's Library edition in 6 volumes complete. Publisher's red cloth with dulled gilt lettering and design to spines, which have faded; top edge stained blue. Bumping and rubbing to extremities, with slight fraying to a few volumes. Light spotting to edges, though all internally clean. No. 434 of Everyman's Library.… Read more about this item

London: A & C Black Ltd 1926. 8vo. Second edition. ix, double-page map, 243 pp. 32 colour illustrated plates. Half straight-grained morocco over cloth boards; gilt lettering and devices to spine with raised bands; t.e.g. Minor rubbing to extremities and to front board. Ink inscription and illustration pasted down to prelims. Internally clean with plates bright. A well-researched history of… Read more about this item

London: Jones and Company ca. 1829. 8vo. 3 volumes. Translated from the French into English. Full brown calf with gilt lettering and decoration. All edges and endpapers marbled. Frontis portrait to volume I and engraved titles to each. With folding maps to volume 1 and plates thrughout each. Blue ribbon bookmarks enclosed loose within each volume. Scratching and some marks… Read more about this item

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1921. 8vo.Illustrated. xiv, 170 pp & 63 plates. Half plum morocco over purple cloth boards, with gilt lettering and ruling to spine and boards and a stamp to the front board. Endpapers marbled. With in-text illustrations and plates to the rear of binding. Some light sunning and light rubbing to corners. An ex-library copy, with library… Read more about this item

London: Henry G. Bohn 1858. Small 8vo. [6], lxxx, 338 pp. Full calf. Double gilt ruling to boards with corner floral devices. Raised bands to spine. Gilt decoration, green leather title label with gilt lettering. All edges gilt. Vibrant combed marbled endpapers. Sophisticated floral dentelles to edges and interior. Some scuffs to surface of boards and two small losses to… Read more about this item

London: Joseph Robins 1837. 8vo. Second Edition. xxxii, xvi, xxxii, 33-363 pp. Half navy morocco over blue boards, with raised bands, gilt lettering and devices to spine; all edges gilt. Beautifully bound by Baynton's. Externally fine save a small hole at the top of the front joint, occasional light spotting but generally internally clean. Bookplate to front pastedown. Fold out… Read more about this item

London: J. M. Dent and Co. 1903. 16mo. English language. 2 volumes. xv, 334; vi, 282 pp. Blue cloth with blind stamped owl device to front board and gilt lettering & decorations to spine; top edge gilt. Minimal rubbing to extremities. Offsetting and slight spotting to prelims, otherwise internally clean. Frontispiece and engraved titles pages. English translation of Thucydides' history… Read more about this item

London: Methuen & Co Ltd 1970. 8vo. xii, 468 pp. Hardback with gilt lettering in a price clipped jacket. Slight fading, marks and chipping to jacket. Minor marks to boards. Ink name to ffep., occasional pencil annotations, otherwise internally clean. An analysis of the political theory of Plato, arguing against his identification with the Right or Left. . Very Good.… Read more about this item

Oxford: Oxford at the Clarendon Press 1957. 4to. xx, 972 pp. Blue boards with gilt lettering to spine. Fading to spine and sections of boards; minor scratches and marks to boards. Internally clean. This is a heavy item and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. . Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 1957.

London: Hutchinson's Scientific and Technical Publications 1949. 8vo. Second Edition. xii, 13-607 pp. Red hardback boards. Minor scratches to boards. Light foxing to prelims, ink name to ffep., otherwise clean. Illustrated throughout with diagrams and reproductions in black & white. . Very Good. Hardcover. Second Edition, Revised. 1968.

London: T. Cadell 1798. 8vo. 2 volumes. xl, iii, 343; iii, 398 pp. Blue card covers. Marks to boards. Significant wear to spines (especially of volume I); split to front hinge of volume II. Bindings still all together. Pages uncut and yellowed, with edges curled and chipped. Ink names to prelims. . Good. Hardcover. Third Edition, Corrected. 1798.

London: Blackie and Son 1857. Small 8vo. xii, 528 pp. Full tan calf with raised bands, red title label, gilt decoration and lettering to boards and spine; all edges marbled. Bound by Seton & Mackenzie. Minor wear to joints, with a few small nicks to boards. Minor spots to prelims and endpapers, otherwise internally clean. With steel and wood engravings… Read more about this item

New York: J. J. Augustin 1964. 4to. 249-315 pp., Paper covers. Small patch of the loss to the head and tear to the spine. Slight marks to the covers, with the title of the book has been written in biro on the spine. Internally clean and bright. Illustrated with over 160 images. Number 18 in the Dumbarton Oak Paper series.… Read more about this item

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1981. 8vo. First Edition. ix, 443 pp. Orange hardback with gilt lettering to spine. All in near fine condition, clean firm and bright. With some illustrations and diagrams; a selection of studies and essays written in honour of the archaeologist David L. Clarke. . Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1981.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1988. Small Square 4to. xix, 234 pp. Hardback in illustrated jacket. Part of the 'Cambridge Classical Studies' series. Slight wear to top of jacket edge. One or two instances of ink annotation, but otherwise clean. With 200 black and white plate illustrations, as well as large fold-out colour photographic illustrations. Exploration of the Bronze Age Aegean… Read more about this item

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1989. 8vo. First Edition. xiv, 258 pp. Red hardback in jacket. If not for one or two instances of ink annotation, would all be in fine condition, otherwise clean inside and out. Collection of many detailed essays on the nature of ancient conceptions of cosmology, especially the debate between Aristotellianism and Atomism. 052133330X . Near Fine.… Read more about this item

London: The Astolat Press 1904. Small 8vo. 42, [2] pp. Cloth spine with gilt lettering, over gilt lettered front board; top edge gilt. A few marks to spine and boards, some yellowing to endpapers, one or two spots internally. Attractive bookplate of Clarence Ernest Victor Primmer to front pastedown. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1904.

Melissa Publishing House 1995. Large Oblong 4to.Illustrated. 124 pp., Cloth binding with pictorial dust jacket. Some marks to the jacket and wear to the spine. Slight marks to the boards. Internally clean. Illustrated with black and white diagrams and sketches. 9602040173 . Very Good. Hardcover. 1995.

London: Methuen and Co. Ltd. 1961. 8vo. xix, 152 pp., Black cloth with pictorial jacket. Jacket bright with some creasing to the edges and minor marks. Boards clean and bright, with slight lean to the binding. Minor scattered spotting internally. Illustrated with black and white photographs and diagrams. First edition, scarce. . Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 1961.