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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire [6 volume set]
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire [6 volume set]

by Gibbon, Edward

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Published
1974
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Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 1974. Full Leather. Fine. Compelte six volume set. 24 x 16 cm. Bound into full brown leather with gilt design, lettering, and foredges. 4 raised bands to spine, moire endpapers, silk ribbon. Map in each volume. Etchings by Gian Battista Piranesi. Unused Easton Press bookplate laid-in to each volume. Lovely set in fine condition.… Read more about this item
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Plutarch's Lifes The Translation Called Dryden's. Corrected from the Greek and Revised {Three Volumes Set}
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Plutarch's Lifes The Translation Called Dryden's. Corrected from the Greek and Revised {Three Volumes Set}

by Clough, A. H.; (Plutarch)

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Published
1881
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Hardcover
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Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1881. Hardcover. very good. Octavo. 9 x 6". Bound in half tan leather with marble boards. Marble endpapers. Leather title labels on spines. (Missing on Volume 1 and Volume 3. Five riased bnads. Name of previous owner and date of 1884 on title page of Volume 1. Interior very nice. Some edge rubbing… Read more about this item
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Empires of the Ancient Near East [4 volume set]
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Empires of the Ancient Near East [4 volume set]

by Saggs, H. W. F.; O. R. Gurney; Alan Gardiner

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Used - Fine
Edition
13th printing (2010)
Published
1999
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Hardcover
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London: Folio Society, 1999. 13th printing (2010). Hardcover. Fine. Complete 4 volume set in slipcase each bound in a different color cloth with gilt design. housed in slipcase. 25 x 17.5 cm. Titles: "The Babylonians", by H. W. F. Saggs, 444pp. "The Hittites", by O. R. Gurney, 240pp. "The Egyptians", by Alan Gardiner, 479pp. "The Persians", by J.… Read more about this item
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The Ancient Future of the Itza: The Book of Chilam Balam of Tizimin

The Ancient Future of the Itza: The Book of Chilam Balam of Tizimin

by Edmonson, Munro S.

Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Edition
First edition
Published
1982
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780292703537
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Austin: University of Texas Press, 1982. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 29 x 22.5 cm. Quarto. 220pp. Red cloth in dust jacket. Frontispiece photograph. Foxing to prelims and dust jacket. Previous owner's embossed stamp. Literal but poetic translation of one of the 14 known manuscripts in Yucatecan Maya on ritual and history, presents… Read more about this item
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The Book of Chilam Balam of Chumayel

The Book of Chilam Balam of Chumayel

by Roys, Ralph L.; J. Eric S. Thompson [intro]

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Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Published
1967
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Hardcover
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Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1967. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 29 x 22 cm. Quarto. xvi 229pp. 2 plates, 1 is a fold-out. Tan cloth in price clipped dust jacket. Originally done in 1933, this "new edition" is reproduced from that edition. Previous owner's embossed stamp on front free endpaper and title page. Some… Read more about this item
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Preah Vihear

Preah Vihear

by Saraya, Dhida

Condition
Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Edition
first English Edition
Published
1994
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9789747367331
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Thailand: Muang Boran Publishing House, 1994. first English Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 28.5 x 22.5 cm. Quarto. 236pp. Blue boards in dust jacket. Color and black and white photographs; ruins of Angkor.
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The Mixtecs In Ancient And Colonial Times

The Mixtecs In Ancient And Colonial Times

by Ronald Spores

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Published
1984
ISBN
9780806118840
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University of Oklahoma Press, 1984. very good/very good. octavo. 9 1/4" x 6 1/2". 263pp.A nice copy in an edge rubbed dust jacket.
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Catalogue of Maya Hieroglyphs

Catalogue of Maya Hieroglyphs

by J.Eric S. Thompson

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Used - very good/very good
Edition
second printing
Published
1970
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780806105208
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University of Oklahoma Press, 1970. second printing. Hardcover. very good/very good. octavo. 9 1/2" x 6 1/2". 458pp. Nice copy in an edge rubbed dust jacket.
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Ancient Civilization and Trade

Ancient Civilization and Trade

by Sabloff, Jeremy A.; C. C. Lamberg-Karlovsky

Condition
Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket
Edition
First edition
Published
1975
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780826303455
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Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 24 x 16.5 cm. Octavo. xiv 485pp. Blue cloth in dust jacket. Chipping to jacket. Previous owner's embossed stamp to half title page. Part of the School of American Research Advanced Seminar Series.
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Maya Glyphs: The Verbs

Maya Glyphs: The Verbs

by Schele, Linda

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Used - Very Good
Edition
First edition
Published
1982
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780292750661
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Austin: University of Texas Press, 1982. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 28.5 x 22 cm. Quarto. 427pp. Charts, line drawings, references. Bound into illustrated boards.
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Lords of the Underworld; Masterpieces of Classic Maya Ceramics
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Lords of the Underworld; Masterpieces of Classic Maya Ceramics

by Coe, Michael D.

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Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Published
1978
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Hardcover
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Princeton, New Jersey: The Art Museum, Princeton University, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 28.5 x 22 cm. Quarto. 142pp. 20 works described, each with a fold-out photograph. This copy signed by the photographer, Justin Kerr, on the title page. Grey cloth in dust jacket. Some rubbing to the jacket.
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Deciphering the Maya Script
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Deciphering the Maya Script

by Kelley, David Humiston

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Used - Very Good
Edition
Second Printing
Published
1977
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780292715042
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Austin and London: University of Texas Press, 1977. Second Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 31 x 23 cm. Quarto. xvi n334pp. Bound into brown cloth, no jacket. Signed and inscribed by the author on the half-title page. Extneisvely illustrated with maps, figures, including some fold-outs.
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How to Read Maya Hieroglyphs
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How to Read Maya Hieroglyphs

by John Montgomery

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Used - fine/fine
Published
2002
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780781808613
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Hippocrene Books, Inc, 2002. Hardcover. fine/fine. octavo. 9" x 6". 360pp. Signed by author on title page. Full page color and black and white illustrations. A fine copy in dust jacket.
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The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen; Discovered by the Late Earl of Carnarvon and Howard Carter
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The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen; Discovered by the Late Earl of Carnarvon and Howard Carter

by Howard Carter and A.C.MAce

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Edition
First edition
Published
1923
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Hardcover
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Doran, 1923. First edition. Hardcover. good. Octavo. 8 1/2" x 6". Red cloth. 334pp including index. Wear at head of spine. Gilt lettering to spine rubbed.
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The History of the Peloponnesian War

The History of the Peloponnesian War

by Thucydides; Richard Crawley; R. C. Feetham

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Published
1974
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Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 1974. Full Leather. Near Fine. 26 x 17.5 cm. Royal octavo. xiii [5] 461pp. Bound into brown leather with gilt design, lettering and foredges. 3 raised bands to spine. Collector's notes laid-in. The Richard Crawley translation, revised by R. C. Feetham, introduced by Peter Pouncey and illustrated with woodcuts by A. Tassos. Light scratching… Read more about this item
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A Storm of Spears; Understanding the Greek Hoplite at War

A Storm of Spears; Understanding the Greek Hoplite at War

by Mathew, Christopher

Condition
Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition
First edition
Published
2012
Binding
Hardcover
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Philadelphia: Casemate, 2012. First edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 23.5 x 15.5 cm. Octavo. 314pp. Photographs, end notes bibliography, index. Black cloth in dust jacket.
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Land Battles in 5th Century B.C. Greece; A History and Analysis of the 173 Engagements

Land Battles in 5th Century B.C. Greece; A History and Analysis of the 173 Engagements

by Ray, Fred Eugene

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Used - Near fine
Published
2009
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780786435340
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Jefferson, North Carolina, and London: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2009. Hardcover. Near fine. 26 x 18 cm. Royal octavo. 315pp. Bibliography, index. Bound into glossy boards.
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Empress Zenobia: Palmyra's Rebel Queen

Empress Zenobia: Palmyra's Rebel Queen

by Pat Southern

Condition
Used - fine/fine
Edition
First edition
Published
2008
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781847250346
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continuum, 2008. First edition. Hardcover. fine/fine. A fien copy in dust jacket.
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Carthage

by Serge Lancel

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Edition
First edition
Published
1995
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781557864680
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Blackwell Pub, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. fine/fine. Octavo. 474pp.A fine copy in dust jacket.
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Journal of Ancient Indian History Volume XXII 2003-2004 Amarendranath Lahiri Memorial Volume
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Journal of Ancient Indian History Volume XXII 2003-2004 Amarendranath Lahiri Memorial Volume

by Chattopadhyay, Subid

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Published
2007
Binding
Wraps
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Calcutta University, 2007. Wraps. Very Good. 23.5 x 15 cm. Octavo. 113pp. 17 plates. Bound in white wrappers. Signed and inscribed by the editor on the title page. Volume 22.
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