Byzantine History from Setton Book Collection
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SALONIQUE A LA FIN DU XVIII S.
by Mihail Laskaris
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- Used - Very Good-
- Edition
- First
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- 1939
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- Off-white paper, some age-darkening
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Neenah, Wisconsin, USA
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SGD 137.37
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In French.
Corners slightly bunped, no foxing, very small tear at head of spine, sewn signatures tight, but somewhat loose in paper binding, all pages clear, intact and unmarked.
Olfert Dapper's (1636 – 1689) copper engraving of Thessaloniki from 1688 appears on the cover.
This very hard-to find book by Prof. Michael Laskaris (1903-1965), a distinguished Balkanologist at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, provides… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Summary Catalogue of Microfilms of One Thousand Scientific Manuscripts in The Ambrosiana
by Gabriel, Astrik L.
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1968
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- Dark red cloth, author, title gilt-stamped on spine.
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- 1
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Neenah, Wisconsin, USA
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SGD 89.29
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Book is as new except for a lightly bumped corner. Dust jacket shows some wear at bottom front, light foxing on spine of dust jacket.
Abbot Gabriel's thorough and meticulous work on the extraordinary corpus of Ambrosiana microfilm at The Mediaeval Institute of the University of Notre Dame. The works follow scientific progress from the 10th to the eighteenth centuries, including… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Kingdom in the Sun
by Norwich, John Julius
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1970
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- Dark blue cloth, title in yellow box on spine with, author, publisher gilt-stamped on spine
- ISBN
- 9780571340231
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- 1
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Neenah, Wisconsin, USA
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SGD 65.94
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No stamps, no marks, slight folds on dust jacket flaps, very slight fraying on head of spine of dustjacket, very slight bump on head of volume spine, otherwise as new. Jacket price-clipped.
When on Christmas Day 1130 Roger de Hauteville (Roger II) was crowned the first King of Sicily, a period of peace, prosperity and artistic flourishing began which lasted until… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Agora of Athens
by Thompson, Homer A., Wycherly, R.E.
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1972
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- Dark blue cloth, title in yellow box on spine with, author, publisher gilt-stamped on spine
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- 1
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Neenah, Wisconsin, USA
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SGD 171.71
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A couple of minor tears in top edge of the dust jacket; volume itself is completely clean and unmarked except for inscription from Prof. Thompson to the distinguished medievalist Prof, Kenneth M. Setton of the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study (whose copy this was and whose bookplate it bears), where they were colleagues, and again in 1960/61 at The American… Read more about this item Item Price
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Saint George
by Gordon, E.O.
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- Used - Good+
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1907
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- Blindstamped on glazed maroon cloth; title, author and publication date 0n spine.
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Neenah, Wisconsin, USA
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SGD 75.55
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A little corner bumping, small chip and fraying at head of spine, Front hinge starting, some age-darkening, all pages clean, unmarked and intact. Some light pencil writing on front pastedown. Gilding on spine worn.
Printed on heavy stock with 25 illustrations. Tissue-protected frontispiece. Full blindstamped pictorial cover showing armored and visored St. George slaying the dragon, with sun, castle, distressed damsel… Read more about this item Item Price
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Die Letzten Tage von Konstantinopel (von Ivákna), Die Normannen in Thessalonike (Hunger)
by Hunger, Herbert, Von Ivánka, Endre
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1967
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- Paperback with attached dust jacket.
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- 1
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Neenah, Wisconsin, USA
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SGD 75.55
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Some age darkening, particularly on back covers. Otherwise, all pages tight, clean and unmarked, no stickers, not ex-library. Very slight tear in dust jacket of Die Normannen. Bear light pencil mark on both covers, Die Letzten Tage bears name in ink of distinguished medievalist Prof. K. M. Setton (1914 - 1995) of the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study.
Either volume available… Read more about this item Item Price
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Varia Antiochena
by Mayer, Hans Eberhard
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- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1993
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- Red cloth; author, title stamped in black
- ISBN
- 9783775254069
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- 1
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SGD 103.03
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In German. Prof Mayer is the Professor of Medieval and Modern History at the University of Kiel and a renowned authority on medieval history.
In his Preliminary Remarks (Vorbemerkung) Prof. Mayer mentions that the excellent work of Prof. Claude Cahen (to whom the book is dedicated) has tended to overshadow inquiry into the important Crusader state The Principality of Antioch… Read more about this item Item Price
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Feudal Monarchy in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem 1100-1291
by La Monte, John L.
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1932
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- Black cloth, title and author gilt-stamped on spine.
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- 1
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SGD 68.68
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Slight fraying on heel and head of spine and on front hinge
First edition. Signed by the author and his personal copy. Subsequently from the library of the distinguished medievalist Kenneth M. Setton (1914-1995) of the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study, whose signature the volume also bears
The last endpapers contain… Read more about this item Item Price
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Palestine Under the Moslems:
by Le Strange, Guy
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Published
- 1965
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- Gray cloth, author, title, publisher and colophon gilt-stamped on spine.
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- 1
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Neenah, Wisconsin, USA
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SGD 68.68
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Dust jacket: Good; shows some fraying, wear and fading of spine. Volume itself: near fine, with a very little bumping of head and heel of spine.
From the library of the distinguished medievalist Prof. K.M. Setton (1914-1995) of the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study, whose signature it bears.
Prof. Le Strange (1854 -… Read more about this item Item Price
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Le Rappresentazioni Sacre Nella Letteratura Bizantina
by La Piana, Giorgio
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- Used - Good+
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1912
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- Gray paper cover, spine tanned, a little tanning on front cover, deckled page edges a somewhat tattered, some age darkening, but
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In Italian. Edges of paper cover a little tattered, spine faded, front cover hinge a little fragile. Some age-darkening, but all pages are tight, intact and unmarked. Addenda page slightly torn.Inscribed by Prof. La Piana to Josephine Setton, (wife of the distinguished medieval historian K.M. Setton of the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study) who helped him with his… Read more about this item Item Price
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Le Droit Franc en Syrie pendant les Croisades
by Hayek, Dimitri
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- Used - Good+
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1925
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- Light green marbled boards, light green cloth spine with gilt author, title in black label, gilt decorations, publisher colophon
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163 pages. In French. Good +; binding is sound and tight. All pages are clean, tight and intact but age-darkened, with occasional light pencil underlining and one or two very small tears due to fragility of the paper. Binding is somewhat age-darkened, spine a little tanned. From the library of Medievalist John La Monte, whose signature… Read more about this item Item Price
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Veneto-Byzantinische Analekten
by Hopf, Karl
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- Used - Very Good+
- Published
- 1964
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- Red cloth, gilt-stamped author, title on spine, author, title, publisher's colophon on front board.
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In German. 166 pages. Book essentially as new except for tanning on spine, small stain on top of front board, two small scuff marks on rear board. Bears bookplate and signature of Prof. K.M. Setton (1914-1995) of the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study.
Session reports of the Imperial Academy of Sciences. Philosophical-Historical class, session of 3 November 1859; Volume XXXII,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Markgraf Conrad von Montferrat
by Ilgen, Theodor
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- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1880
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- Stiff tan cardboard boards, not cloth-covered, with title, author, publisher in black, black cloth spine.
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Neenah, Wisconsin, USA
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In German and Latin. 137 pages. Volume is solid, binding tight, all pages intact and unmarked, with a little soiling of boards, and a little age-darkening.
Bears signature of former owner, Prof. K.M. Setton (1914-1995) of the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study.
German archivist and historian Theodor Ilgen (1854-1924) received his doctorate in history at the University of Marburg and afterwards… Read more about this item Item Price
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Bistümer, Klöster und Stifte im Königreich Jerusalem
by Mayer, Hans Eberhard
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- Used - Fine
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- First
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- 1977
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- Red buckram, title, author and series name gilt-stamped on spine and front board
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Neenah, Wisconsin, USA
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SGD 103.03
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In German. 438 pages. Volume 26 of the distinguished series of publications of the German Monumenta Germaniae Historica Institute in Munich.
Bears bookplate and signature of eminent medievalist and expert on the Crusades Prof. K.M. Setton (1914-1995) of the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study, as well as an inscription from his friend Prof. Dr. Mayer to him.
15 masterful studies by… Read more about this item Item Price
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Southeastern Europe under Ottoman Rule, 1354-1804
by Sugar, Peter F.
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Second
- Published
- 1993
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- Paperback
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Neenah, Wisconsin, USA
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SGD 54.95
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365 pages. Binding tight, all pages bright, white, no tears or stains. A coupe of small spots, a little corner bumping, one or two small notes. Written name of owner, K.M. Setton (1914-1995) of the Institute fro Advanced Study in Princeton.
Professor Sugar's overview and exposition of one of the least studied areas of the Ottoman Empire and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Chronicle of the Turkish Sultans
by Zoras, George
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1958
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- Quarter-leather, green boards, four raised bands with author, title, date and owner's initials in compartments. Rebound in 1960
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- 1
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Neenah, Wisconsin, USA
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SGD 343.42
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In Greek. Volume in Fine condition, with a couple of small stains on spine and two spots on title page; no tears, no corner bumping, all pages tight and bright, binding like new. Bears signature and bookplate of K.M. Setton (1914-1995) of The Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.
The Chronicle of the Turkish Sultans found in the Barberini… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Patriarch Nicephorus of Constantonople
by Alexander, Paul J.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1958
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- Black cloth; title, author and publisher and publisher medallion gilt-stamped on spine
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Neenah, Wisconsin, USA
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SGD 48.08
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Very Good; some fading of dust jacket, a little wear at corners of jacket, one corner of volume slightly bumped, spine of jacket tanned. Bears name and bookplate of K.M. Setton (1914-1995) of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. Item Price
SGD 48.08
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Greek Scholars in Venice
by Geanakoplos, Dino John
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1962
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- Red cloth, gold-stamped title, author, decorations and publisher on spine.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Neenah, Wisconsin, USA
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SGD 68.68
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348 pages. Small tear on front corner of dust jacket, binding slightly cocked; otherwise volume in excellent condition. Spine of dust jacket is tanned. Item Price
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Neshri's History of the Ottoman Empire
by Ménage, V.L.
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- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1964
- Binding
- Green cloth, gold-stamped title, author on spine
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Neenah, Wisconsin, USA
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SGD 171.71
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Like new except for some slight age-darkening, some slight tanning of spine and rear top edge of dust jacket and a very little wrinkling at top of dust jacket. No damage to volume itself; a coupe of light pencil marks.
Victor Louis Ménage (1920 – 2015) was a British historian, Turkologist, specialist in the early Ottoman Empire, holder of… Read more about this item Item Price
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La Chanson d'Antioche
by Paris, Alexis Paulin, Richard le pèlerin, Graindor de Douay
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1848
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- Red cloth, prob. not contemporary, tanned spine.
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- 1
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SGD 343.42
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Text is first edition, one of 500 copies on laid rag paper ("papier d'Hollande" - copy # not filled in), binding probably not contemporary, Very good condition, with a little foxing, particularly in first part of volume. Includes all eight of the chansons.The famous chanson de geste in 9000 lines, known in a version of a lost original … Read more about this item Item Price
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