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Code Description Price See Also: Anthropology and Human Origins - 17 titles
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whoswho_ Who's Who in Non-Classical Mythology (used hardcover) By Grant, Michael .
1993, Oxford University Press Incorporated, 256pp. "Over 2500 entries covering mythical characters from around the world".
(Library discard with usual markings. VG+. Permabound version of trade pb)
$9.50
1.5 lbs
rfancworld_ Rise and Fall of the Ancient World (used trade paperback) By Chester G. Starr.
1960 (1973), Rand McNally, 230pp.
(Good)
$6.00
1 lb
colosseum The Colosseum (used hardcover) By Peter Quennell.
1972, Newsweek, 172pp. Wonders of Man Series, bibliography and index, color and black and white illustrations. "Book covers the history of the Colosseum, the Colosseum in literature and has a chronology of Roman history and a guide to Roman monuments."
(Good+ in Fair DJ)
$4.75
3 lbs
natgancien_ Mysteries of the Ancient world (used hardcover) By multiple.
1979, National Geographic Society, 223pp. A National Geographic photobook, in the the style of the magazine, featuring a dozen articles on ancient mysteries, form Easter Island to the Egyptian pyramids.
(Near Fine in VG DJ)
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$6.50
2 lbs
splendpast_ Splendors of the Past: Lost Cities of the Ancient World (used hardcover) By National Geographic Society, The.
1981, National Geographic Society, 295pp, 12x11". Large format photo book in the National Geographic style on "lost" cities of the ancient world, including: Pompeii, Angkor Wat, Mesopotamia, cities of Solomon, Kushites, Sinhalese kings, Hittites.
(Good+, n DJ. Although boards show some wear, contents are VG. Very slight moisture damage to front pages.)
$8.50
5 lbs
ngsecrpast_ Secrets from the Past (used hardcover) By National Geographic Society, The.
1979, National Geographic Society, 104pp, 11x9". A look at archaeology and ancient mysteries for Young Readers. Includes laid-in poster and booklet. From the series, "Books for World Explorers". .
(Good, no DJ. Slight water damage. Pictorial cover showing King Tut)
$3.75
2 lbs
aristotle_ From Aristotle to Zoroaster: An a to Z Companion to the Classical World (used hardcover) By Arthur Cotterell.
1998, Free Press, 484pp. "Richly informative reference to the key people, places, institutions, and events in Greece, Rome, Persia, India, and China, covers historical milestones from 600 BC through AD 600, from Christ to Confucius, Hannibal to Shang Yang." Illustrated. .
(Library discard with usual markings. Good+, no DJ)
$12.50
2 lbs
lifegreece_ The Life of Greece (used hardcover) By Will Durant.
1939, Simon & Schuster, 754pp. "Being a history of Greek civilization from the beginnings, and of civilization in the Near East from the death of Alexander, to the Roman conquest; with an introduction on the prehistoric culture of Crete".
(Good- in Fair DJ. Book is sound and would be Good+ except that front hinge is weak. Apparent first edition, no printing stated (first?). DJ is badly foxed but complete. Includes, between its pages, a pressed flower, a photo, and a variety of ir)
$7.00
4 lbs
greekworld_ The Greek World (used hardcover) By Eliot Porter
and Peter Levi.
1980, E P Dutton, 144pp, 12x11.5". A large-format photo book of ancient Greek ruins. As they appear today.
(Library discard with usual markings. Fair, no DJ. Tape marks on cover. 4 missing pages have been replaced by photocopies: 85-86, 91-92, 117-118, 123-124)
$8.50
4 lbs
stonehdecf Stonehenge Decoded (used trade paperback) By Gerald S. Hawkins
and John B. White.
1965, Dell/Delta, 202pp. "An astronomer examine one of the great puzzles of the ancient world." Stonehenge seen as an astronomical calculator.
(Fair)
$3.50
1 lb
stonehdeco Stonehenge Decoded (used hardcover) By Gerald S. Hawkins
and John B. White.
1965, Doubleday, 202pp. "An astronomer examine one of the great puzzles of the ancient world." Stonehenge seen as an astronomical calculator.
(Good in Good+ DJ. Slight water damage to boards but contents okay)
$4.75
1.5 lbs
stonehdecn Stonehenge Decoded (used hardcover) By Gerald S. Hawkins
and John B. White.
1965 (1993), Barnes & Noble Books, 210pp. "An astronomer examine one of the great puzzles of the ancient world." Stonehenge seen as an astronomical calculator.
(Fine in Fine DJ)
$9.00
2 lbs
beystonehe Beyond Stonehenge (used hardcover) By Gerald Hawkins.
1973, Harper & Row, 319pp, 9.5x7.5". A sequel to "Stonehenge Decoded." An astronomer discusses the purpose of other ancients astronomical sites, including the plains at Nasca. B+W photos throughout.
(VG-, no DJ)
$6.50
2 lbs
