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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire [6 volume set]
by Gibbon, Edward
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- Used - Fine
- Published
- 1974
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- Full Leather
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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
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CA$900.57
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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 Item Price
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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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- Used - very good
- Published
- 1881
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
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CA$173.19
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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 Item Price
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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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- 1
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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
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CA$138.55
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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 Item Price
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The Ancient Future of the Itza: The Book of Chilam Balam of Tizimin
by Edmonson, Munro S.
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1982
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780292703537
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- 1
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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
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CA$34.64
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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 Item Price
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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 Item Price
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Preah Vihear
by Saraya, Dhida
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- first English Edition
- Published
- 1994
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9789747367331
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- 1
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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
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CA$69.27
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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. Item Price
CA$69.27
The Mixtecs In Ancient And Colonial Times
by Ronald Spores
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- Used - very good/very good
- Published
- 1984
- ISBN
- 9780806118840
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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
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CA$55.42
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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. Item Price
CA$55.42
Catalogue of Maya Hieroglyphs
by J.Eric S. Thompson
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- Used - very good/very good
- Edition
- second printing
- Published
- 1970
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780806105208
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- 1
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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
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CA$41.56
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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. Item Price
CA$41.56
Ancient Civilization and Trade
by Sabloff, Jeremy A.; C. C. Lamberg-Karlovsky
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- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1975
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780826303455
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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
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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. Item Price
CA$41.56
Maya Glyphs: The Verbs
by Schele, Linda
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1982
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780292750661
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- 1
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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
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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. Item Price
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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. Item Price
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Deciphering the Maya Script
by Kelley, David Humiston
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Published
- 1977
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780292715042
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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
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CA$103.91
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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. Item Price
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How to Read Maya Hieroglyphs
by John Montgomery
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- Used - fine/fine
- Published
- 2002
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780781808613
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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
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CA$48.49
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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. Item Price
CA$48.49
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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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- Used - good
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1923
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- Hardcover
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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
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CA$83.13
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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. Item Price
CA$83.13
The History of the Peloponnesian War
by Thucydides; Richard Crawley; R. C. Feetham
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- Used - Near Fine
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- 1974
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- Full Leather
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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 Item Price
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A Storm of Spears; Understanding the Greek Hoplite at War
by Mathew, Christopher
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- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 2012
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- Hardcover
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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
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CA$41.56
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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. Item Price
CA$41.56
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
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780786435340
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CA$38.79
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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. Item Price
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Empress Zenobia: Palmyra's Rebel Queen
by Pat Southern
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- Used - fine/fine
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 2008
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781847250346
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CA$62.35
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continuum, 2008. First edition. Hardcover. fine/fine. A fien copy in dust jacket. Item Price
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Carthage
by Serge Lancel
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- Used - fine/fine
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1995
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781557864680
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Blackwell Pub, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. fine/fine. Octavo. 474pp.A fine copy in dust jacket. Item Price
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Journal of Ancient Indian History Volume XXII 2003-2004 Amarendranath Lahiri Memorial Volume
by Chattopadhyay, Subid
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 2007
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- Wraps
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CA$27.71
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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. Item Price
CA$27.71