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There are 69 books in this catalogue.
EGYPT - Gods, Myths and Religion
Gahlin, Lucia
Book Number: 61259
ISBN: 0754805654
Publisher: Lorenz Books 2002
4to. Hardcover in d/w. 256pp. Index. Illustrated in colour. Ancient Egypt was a mystical society with a broad and deep belief in the afterlife and the existence of many gods to appease and worship. Everyday objects and animals were deified and worshipped. Even the kings were considered a divine embodiment of the gods. The tombs, burial sites and artefacts are an enduring testimony to this fascinating religion. Less documented, but no less fascinating, were the beliefs of the ordinary people of Egypt: magic, rituals, festivals, taboos, superstitions, dreams and oracles reveal how far religion influenced and enriched their lives. Finally the book looks at a voice of dissent in the 3000 year period: Pharaoh Akhenaten, who defied thousands of years of culture and history to revolutionize Egyptian religion to outlaw Polytheism and allow worship of only one god.

Price: $18.00


Treasures of Ancient Greece
Bowman, John S
Book Number: 2744
ISBN: 
Publisher: Gallery Books/Bison Books 1986
large folio sized. Good copy in d/w with tear at back fold, othrwise fine. Colour and b&w photo's.

Price: $15.00


The First Emperor of China: The Greatest Archeological Find of Our Time
Cotterell, Arthur
Book Number: 28264
ISBN: 0030598893
Publisher: New York Smithmark, 1981
4to hardcover 208pp index, colour & b/w illus. very good / very good d/w. Bibliography: p. 198-201.

Price: $10.00


Masks of Mystery: Ancient Chinese Bonzes from Sanxingdui
Yang, Liu
Book Number: 36915
ISBN: 0734763166
Publisher: Sydney Art Gallery NSW 2000
4to softcover 110pp colour & b/w illus. very good.

Price: $25.00


Wealth of the Roman world: Gold and silver, AD 300-700.
Kent, J.P.C. & K.S. Painter (editors)
Book Number: 37361
ISBN: 0714100617
Publisher: London Published for the Trustees of the British Museum by British Museum Publicat 1977
Small 4to softcover 192pp colour & b/w illus. very good.

Price: $12.00


In the Heart of the Mediterranean, Another View of the History
Moscati, Sabatino
Book Number: 36651
ISBN: 
Publisher: Soliart, Milano, Italy, 1982.
4to. hardcover. 138pp. colour illus. very good. / very good d/w.

Price: $15.00


Gibbon's The Decline And Fall of The Roman Empire: Abridged
Low, D.M. (Ed)
Book Number: 43551
ISBN: 
Publisher: Bison Books 1979
8vo hardcover 256pp index, colour illus. very good / very good d/w creased along top edge.

Price: $18.00


Ancient Walls
Place, Chuck
Book Number: 26280
ISBN: 1555911269
Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing 1994
4to softcover 112pp colour illus. very good. Photographs depict ruined buildings, petroglyphs, and other artifacts left behind by the ancient civilizations of the American Southwest.

Price: $12.00


The Terra Cotta Army of Emperor Qin.
Lazo, Caroline.
Book Number: 23344
ISBN: 0027546314
Publisher: New York, New Discovery Books, 1993. First edition.
4to. hardcover. 80pp. index, colour illus. near fine. / near fine d/w with slightly faded top of spine. Scarce.

Price: $10.00


The Roof of the World: Exploring the Mysteries of Qinghai-Tibet
Mingtao, Zhang
Book Number: 6267
ISBN: 
Publisher: New York Beijing: Abrams, Foreign Language, 1982 1st ed
Green cloth with red stamped title and picture on front board. 227 pages. A record of 7 years of expeditions by four hundred specialists of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to the Quinghai-Tibet Plateau written in non-technical language with 232 illustrations, 138 plates in color, & 2 maps. Pinyin Pronounciation Guide. Very good copy. Light foxing on ffl.

Price: $25.00


Great Museums of the World. The British Museum, London
Ragghianti, Carlo Ludovico (Editorial Director)
Book Number: 5365
ISBN: 
Publisher: Hamlyn, England. 1969
4to. hardcover. 171pp. index. colour illus. very good, light foxing to endpapers. / good d/w torn at bottom of spine.

Price: $15.00


Past Lives. Unlocking the Secrets of Our Ancestors
Wilson, Ian
Book Number: 56581
ISBN: 
Publisher: Cassell & Co, London, 2001.
Large 8vo. hardcover. 216pp. index, colour & b/w illus. Very good. / Very good d/w.

Price: $18.00


Spain and Portugal. The Prehistory of the Iberian Peninsula.
Savory, H. N.
Book Number: 22782
ISBN: 
Publisher: London, Thames and Hudson, 1968.
8vo. hardcover. 324pp. index, b/w plates, b/w illus. very good. / very good d/w.'

Price: $12.00


The Coming of Rome. (Britian before the conquest)
Wacher, John.
Book Number: 27308
ISBN: 
Publisher: London: Book Club Associates, 1979.
8vo hardcover 193pp index, b/w illus, maps. very good / very good d/w. '

Price: $15.00


Ancient Civilization of Peru
Hoyle, Rafael Largo
Book Number: 57642
ISBN: 
Publisher: Barrie & Jenkins London 1971.
8vo. hardcover. 243pp. index, colour & b/w illus. one fold-out. Fine. / Near Fine d/w.

Price: $25.00


History in Ancient Greece
Hatzfeld, Jean & Andre Aymard
Book Number: 30800
ISBN: 
Publisher: Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd.
8vo. hardcover. 342pp. index. very good. / good d/w.

Price: $18.00


These early Americans; external evidences of the Book of Mormon
Cheesman, Paul R.
Book Number: 31131
ISBN: 0877475172
Publisher: Salt Lake City, Deseret Book Co. 1974
8vo. illustrated boards, hardcover. 298pp. index, b/w illus. very good.

Price: $12.00


Greeks, The: Their Legacy
Duyn, Janet Van
Book Number: 31432
ISBN: 0304292737
Publisher: London Cassell 1974
8vo hardcover 191pp index, colour & b/w illus. very good / very good d/w. Traces the Greek civilization from its Minoan legacy to the fall of Alexander the great's empire, discussing its influence on modern civilization.

Price: $15.00


So You Think It's New
Funk, Wilfred J.
Book Number: 20524
ISBN: 
Publisher: Sydney , Angus & Robertson. 1938.
8vo. hardcover. 193pp. b/w illus. very good, foxing to endpapers & edges. / very good, lightly chipped d/w.

Price: $8.00


One Passion, Two Loves: The Schleiemanns of Troy
Poole, Lynn and Gray
Book Number: 36263
ISBN: 
Publisher: Victor Gollancz, London, 1967.
8vo. blue cloth hardcover. 253pp. index, b/w illus. very good, owner's name on fep. / no d/w.

Price: $15.00


Exploring prehistoric England
Helm, P. J
Book Number: 36776
ISBN: 0709121040
Publisher: London Hale 1971
8vo hardcover 192pp index, b/w illus. good / good d/w.

Price: $18.00


The Lyric Age of Greece
Burn, Andrew Robert
Book Number: 57795
ISBN: 0713161876
Publisher: Edward Arnold. London 1967.
8vo. softcover. 424pp. index, b/w maps. Very good.

Price: $18.00


Egypt's Making: The Origins of Ancient Egypt, 5000-2000 BC
Rice, Michael
Book Number: 60182
ISBN: 0415054546
Publisher: Routledge 1991.
8vo. softcover. 322pp. index, colour & b/w illus. Very good.

Price: $15.00


Egyptian Religion. (Egyptian Ideas of the Future Life)
Budge, E A Wallis
Book Number: 59139
ISBN: 
Publisher: University Books, New York 1959
8vo. hardcover. 224pp. b/w illus.Very good, foxing to endpapers. / Very good d/w.

Price: $15.00


Human Sacrifice: In History and Today
Davies, Nigel
Book Number: 59137
ISBN: 0333223845
Publisher: Macmillan, London, 1981.
8vo. hardcover. 320pp. index, b/w illus. Very good. / Very good d/w.

Price: $15.00


Symbols of Egypt
Owusu, Heike
Book Number: 58959
ISBN: 0806935456
Publisher: Sterling, New York 2000
8vo. softcover. 302pp. index, b/w illus. Very good+.

Price: $15.00


Science and Society in Prehistoric Britain
MACKIE, Euan W.
Book Number: 44886
ISBN: 
Publisher: Paul Elek, 1977
8vo. hardcover. 252pp. index, b/w illus. Very good. / Very good d/w.

Price: $25.00


Acts of Love Ancient Greek Poetry from Aphrodite's Garden.
Economou, George (selected & translated by)
Book Number: 52640
ISBN: 0679643281
Publisher: Modern Library, New York, 2006.
8vo. hardcover. 137pp. Fine. / Near Fine d/w.

Price: $11.00


The Last Days of Pompeii
Lytton, Lord
Book Number: 49145
ISBN: 0856852503
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish, London 1976
4to. hardcover. 110pp. colour & b/w illustrations of costumes, furniture, gods, temples, maps, coins, gladiators, volcanoes and glossary of roman life. Near Fine. / Near Fine d/w.

Price: $18.00


Augustus and Roman History - Documents and Papers for Student Use
Judge, E. A.
Book Number: 58708
ISBN: 
Publisher: Macquarie University School of Hisotry, Philosophy and Politics corrected and expanded 1987
4to. wrapps with cloth spine. 298pp. Very good. Prepared at Macquarie University to help in the study of Augustus for those without access to the sources in the original. A Comprehensive guide in English to the fragments of Augustus' own writings, Augustus' view of Roman history and of his own place in it.

Price: $25.00


Dictionary of Egyptology
Ref, Brockhampton
Book Number: 52005
ISBN: 186019723X
Publisher: Brockhampton Press
12mo hardcover in d/w. 188pp very good. po name on ffl.

Price: $10.00


A Shadow of Magnitude: The Acquisition of the Elgin Marbles
Vrettos, Theodore
Book Number: 46839
ISBN: 399114025
Publisher: Putnam's Sons. New York. 1974
8vo. hardcover. 250pp. index. Very good. / Very good d/w.

Price: $18.00


Book of Stonehenge
Richards, Julian
Book Number: 5688
ISBN: 
Publisher: London. BCA. 1991
4to. hardcover. 141pp. index. over 100 maps, plans, reconstructions & photos in colour & b/w. very good. / very good d/w.

Price: $15.00


The Towns of Roman Britain
Wacher, John
Book Number: 37104
ISBN: 
Publisher: BCA 1976
4to. hardcover. 460pp. index, b/w illus. very good. / very good d/w with faded spine.

Price: $22.00


Monuments of Egypt.
Porter, Eliot.
Book Number: 2274
ISBN: 
Publisher: Albuquerque. University of New Mexico Press. 1990. First Edition
Oblong 4to. 1st Edition. Very Fine terracotta cloth, with no d/w. 102 colour plates. The photography is wonderful. Chronology, preface, map, figures in text, sources for further reading.

Price: $25.00


Riddles of the Sphinx
Jordan, Paul
Book Number: 62022
ISBN: 0750915536
Publisher: Sutton Publishing UK 1998.
Small 4to. hardcover. 222pp. imdex, colour & b/w illus. Very good+. / Near Fine d/w.

Price: $22.00


Rome and the Vatican: Charm, Art, History in Nine Itineraries: From Its Origins to the Present Time
none stated
Book Number: 62020
ISBN: 8886843011
Publisher: Lozi Roma 2001.
Small 4to. softcover. 128pp. colour illus., maps, includes folding illus. of Ancient Rome. Near Fine.

Price: $15.00


The Greek Phoenix
Braddock, Joseph
Book Number: 46857
ISBN: 0094579806
Publisher: London, Constable. 1972
8vo. hardcover. 233pp. index. b/w illus. Very good. / Very good d/w.

Price: $12.00


The First Emperor: China's Entombed Warriors
Yang, Liu & Capon, Edmond
Book Number: 59426
ISBN: 
Publisher: Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2010.
4to. softcover. 204pp. colour illus. Near Fine.

Price: $25.00



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