Ancient History from Rose's Books, IOBA

Leipzig: Dieterich'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung Theodor Weicher, 1914. Ex-Library. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Leipzig; Weicher, 1914. First edition. 8vo. Hard cover binding, 288 pp. Ex-library with a few stamps and envelope fragments at rear. Chipping and nicks at spine. Good..

London: Octopus Books Book. Illus. by Illustrated. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition in English. 12 mo. - Oblong. First edition in English. 12mo. Cloth binding, 158 pp. A compact and authoritative guide with more than a hundred full-color illustrations take the reader through the art and architecture of six centuries in Pagan and Early Christian Rome and her provinces. With… Read more about this item

London: Thames and Hudson, 1987. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First edition. 4to. Cloth. 192 pp. Index. Glossary. Gazetteer. Illustrated. Fine in fine jacket in mylar cover..

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1970. Book. Illus. by Holton, George, Photographer. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First edition. 4to. Cloth. 191 pp. Index. Bibliography. Glossary. Illustrated with 32 pages of striking photographs. A comprehensive history of Easter Island and discussion of the theories surrounding… Read more about this item

Honolulu, Hawaii: Bishop Museum Press, 1985. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fourth printing. 8vo. Soft cover. 100 pp. Illustrated. Black and white photographs. An in-depth look at the fascinating petroglyphs of the Hawaiian Islands. Minor edgewear. Near fine..

New York: Thames & Hudson, 1979. New York: Thames & Hudson, 1979. First American edition and first edition in English. 4to. Illustrated cloth, 309 pp. Includes bibliography and index. Lavishly illustrated in black and white and in color. No writing inside. Hinges sound. Dust jacket has internal tape repairs at base of spine. Fine in very good dust jacket,… Read more about this item

New York: Oxford University Press, 2009. New York: Oxford, 2009. First American edition. 4to. Cloth binding, 238 pp. Lavishly illustrated in color. Short tear to dust jacket at base of spine, internally repaired. No writing inside; hinges sound. Fine in near fine dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover. . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus.… Read more about this item

Athens: Ekdotike Athenon S. A., 1991. Athens: Ekdotike Athenon S. A., 1991. No edition stated. 4to. Red linen binding with titles in gilt, 244 pp. Profusely illustrated in color. Fine in near fine dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover.. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Illustrated. 4to..

New York: Ballantine Books, 2000. New York: Ballantine, 2000. First edition, 8vo. Hard cover binding, 368 pp. David, King of the Jews, possessed every flaw and failing a mortal is capable of, yet men and women adored him, and he was showered with many more blessings than Abraham or Moses. The author of Moses: A Life and The Harlot… Read more about this item

Lugduni Batavorum, ex officina Elzeviriana, 1635. C. Iulii Caesaris [opera] quae extant. Ex emendatione Ios. Scaligeri [Joseph Juste Scaliger, 1540-1609] Illustri Domino Iacobo Skytte, Baroni Duderhovae, Domino Stromfrumi, etc. Lugduni Batavorum, ex officina Elzeviriana, 1635. Printed in same year as first printing, but lacking the misnumbering of pages noted. 1st edition. Julius Caesar war commentaries. Rare collection of civil… Read more about this item

New York: Octopus Bks., 1975. New York: Octopus/Vineyard, 1975. First American edition. 4to. Cloth bininding, 320 pp. 305 illustrtaions in full color. A comprehensive overview of the artistic and cultural heritages of past civilizations and peoples. Review slip inside. New in fine dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. New/Fine. Illus. by Illustrated.… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2004. Los Angeles: Gerry, 2004. First American edition. 4to. Cloth binding, 368 pp. Lavishly illustrated with 590 illustrations, 400 in color. Covers Greek, Etruscan and Roman civilization. Boards scratched; dust jacket has closed tear and light scrape. Internals are bright, pristine, no writing inside, hinges sound. Very good in very good dust jacket, protected… Read more about this item

Athens and New Rochelle: Ekdotike Athenon S. A. and Caratzas Brothers, 1975. Athens: Ekdotike Athenon and New Rochelle: Caratzas, 1975. First edition in English. Folio. Linen binding with titles in gilt. 420 pp. lavishly illustrated in color. An exploration of 10 Greek museums from pre-history to the post-Byzantine centuries. Bump to one corner. No writing inside. Hinges sound. Dust jacket… Read more about this item

Edison, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Castle, 2003. Edison: Castle, 2003. Reprint. 8vo. Hard cover binding, 402 pp. The author brings to life the society of Britain and Ireland between 3000 and 1000 BCE. Illustrated throughout in black and white. New in new dust jacket.. Reprint. Hard Cover. New/New. 8vo.

Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1968. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1968. First edition. 4to. Maroon cloth binding with titles in gilt, black leather spine label, gilt decoration to front board. 350 pp., 104 figures, lavishly illustrated with 304 colour plates, 3 maps and tables. About 1/2" of one corner of one page is missing (does not affect text). No writing inside. Hinges sound. In original… Read more about this item

New York, NY: W. H. Freeman, 2001. New York, NY, W. H. Freeman, 2001. First edition, first printing. 12mo. Dark green quarter cloth over flecked white boards with gilt lettering embossed on spine, 262 pp. Previous owner name, else fine. Very good in fine dust jacket, protected by a mylar cover.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fine.… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan and Co., 1912. London: Macmillan, 1912. Second edition, being a reprint of the first edition with corrections. 8vo. Hard cover bindings, 716, 865 pp. Titles in gilt, rough-cut pages. Edward Westermarck, in full Edward Alexander Westermarck, (born Nov. 20, 1862, Helsinki, Fin. -- died Sept. 3, 1939, Lapinlahti), Finnish sociologist, philosopher, and anthropologist who denied the widely held… Read more about this item

New York: Harry N Abrams Inc, 1969. New York: Abrams, 1969. Translation of the author's L'art de l'ancienne Egypte which was based on his Nie tylko piramidy (LOC). Folio. 600 pp. lavisly illustrated in color with maps, plants, plates. An eye-opening and expensive production. Dust jacket has rub to one corner, shallow wear top of spine. Book has a… Read more about this item

New York: Harry N Abrams Inc, 1980. New York: Abrams, 1980. First edition. Massive 4to. 618 pp. Lavishly illustrated with 1076 illustrations, including 158 plates in full color, 115 ground plans and elevations, 41 line drawings, 6 reconstructions and 1 map. Covers art, architecture and history in context with full scholarly content. Fine in fine dust jacket, protected with… Read more about this item

New York: Praeger, 1973. New York: Praeger, 1973. First edition in English. 4to. Hard cover binding, 514 pp. 1328 plates, including 1931 illustrations, 10 in color with 356 line drawings, maps and plans. Ex-college library with minimal marks, no pocket. No writing inside. Very good in very good dust jacket, in fresh archival-quality mylar cover.. First Edition in English.… Read more about this item