Softcover. Malden, MA, Blackwell Publishing, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 353 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This book is a wide-ranging history of ancient Greek political thought. It shows what ancient political texts might mean to citizens of the twenty-first century. Clean copy. Record # 34307
Stuttgart, Gustav Kilpper, 3rd, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 108 pages of black & white photo plates, fold-out map. 259 pages. German text. Record # 67369
Softcover. Stuttgart, Gustav Kilpper, 3rd, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 118 black & white photo plates, fold-out map. 302 pages. German text. Plain cardboard slipcase. Record # 67375
Softcover. Chicago, IL, The University of Chicago Press, 2nd, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 481 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W tables throughout. This book presents an effective, well-organized, and concise account of the development of historiography in Western culture. Neither a handbook nor an encyclopedia, this updated second edition narrates and interprets the development of historiography from its origins in Greek poetry to the present, with sections on such current topics as postmodernism, deconstructionism, black history, women's history, and more. Clean copy. Record # 34188
Hardcover. NY, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1st thus, 1964, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 228 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has significant wear, with several chips and closed tears. Tan cloth cover boards have some minor discoloration, but are still in very good condition overall. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography and illustrations throughout. This book is a historical investigation which argues that pre-Columbian American civilizations were influenced by visitors from the Mediterranean. Previous owner wrote the date on the rear end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34516
Hardcover. New York , Columbia University Press, 1st U.S., 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 149 pages. Red cloth cover, very little wear. Dust jacket is price clipped and has some wear to edges. Essays on Confucius, Mo Tzu, Shang Yang and Chuang Tzu. Translated by Steven I Levine. Inside is bright and clean. A nice copy. Record # 852942
Hardcover. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press, 1st thus, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 371 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, cloth covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains full-color and B&W photography throughout. Historian Robert Knapp tells of the lives of ordinary people who lived in the ancient Roman empire. The author seeks out the ordinary folk-laboring men, housewives, prostitutes, freedmen, slaves, soldiers and gladiators to provide a nuanced and complete picture of Roman life. Clean copy. Record # 34286
Hardcover. New York, Thames and Hudson, 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 229 pages. Cloth boards. Illustrated in color and black & white. Remainder line on bottom edge. Clean, tight copy. Record # 511150
Hardcover. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1st, 2016, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 128 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 470307
Hardcover. New York, William Morrow & Co, 2nd, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 318 pages. Hardcover with price-clipped dust jacket. Color photographs in center pages. Clean, unmarked copy in excellent condition. Record # 468196
Hardcover. New York, E.P. Dutton & Co., 1st, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 283 pages with index. Black/orange cloth, silver dino design. Color pictorial dj is faded along the spine, shows edgewear, minor chipping, one closed tear on spine. B/W photographic plates throughout. Spine slightly cocked. Unmarked. Record # 803891
Hardcover. New York, Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1st, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 262 pages. B/W illustrations. Previous owner's stamp on title page. Dust jacket edges curled. Cover sound and clean. Record # 802306
softcover . New York, Thames and Hudson, reprint, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 192 pages. Softcover. B/W and color pictures throughout. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers. Record # 469344
Hardcover. Berkely, CA, University of California Press, 1st, 1986, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Poor, 760 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has a clean knife cut through the center front, which has been closed with tape. That cut went cleanly through, and marked the red cloth covers underneath. Despite this one very shallow scar, the covers are generally in good condition. Interior pages are all clean and bright, and the binding is solid. This book is a complete translation of an ancient Chinese medical classic, the Nan-ching, combined with selected commentaries by Chinese and Japanese authors. The Nan-ching was compiled in China during the first century C.E., marking both an apex and a conclusion to the initial developmental stages of Chinese medicine. This is a large format book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34042
Hardcover. New York , Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1st, 1924, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 241 pages, including index. Cover worn, stained, with light marking, fading. In good condition. No dust jacket. The book delves into the physiological and psychological mechanisms behind laughter, examining the role of the brain, the nervous system, and social cues in triggering laughter. Gregory also explores the cultural and historical contexts of laughter, from ancient Greek comedy to contemporary stand-up comedy. Record # 176336
Hardcover. Berkeley, CA, University of California Press, 2nd Pr., 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 242 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, black cloth covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. This book presents a state-of-the-art debate by five eminent scholars about the origins of Athenian democracy. The result is a stimulating, critical exploration and interpretation of the extant evidence on this intriguing and important topic. Clean copy. Record # 34283
Softcover. New Haven CT, Yale University Press, 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 284 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains more than 100 B&W and full-color photographs and illustrations throughout. This wide-ranging book is the first to explore the visual culture of Russia over the entire span of Russian history, from ancient Kiev to contemporary, post-Soviet society. The book examines the ways that Russians have represented themselves visually and used visual images in social and political contexts. Expert contributors discuss images and objects from all over the Russian/Soviet empire, including consumer goods, architectural monuments, religious icons, portraits, news and art photography, popular prints, films, folk art, and more. Clean copy. Record # 33975
Hardcover. Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institution , 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 132 pages, b & w and color photos, part of The Smithsonian Illustrated Library of Antiques, prepared by the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, very clean, tight copy, like new. Record # 800834
Hardcover. Norman, OK, University Press of Oklahoma, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 243 pages. Color and black & white photography. Clean, tight copy with light shelf-wear to dust jacket. Record # 205858
Hardcover. NY, Whittlesey House, 2nd Print, 1942, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 278 pages, hardcover. Blue cloth covers with gilt titles are in good condition, with some staining, and fading near the spine. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. From the ancient Greeks to modern times, sculpture has been a powerful form of expression and a reflection of human creativity. In this richly illustrated volume, Lincoln Rothschild offers a captivating survey of the history of sculpture, exploring its many styles, techniques, and themes. This is a large format volume, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34078
Softcover. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, 1st, 1973, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Pictorial, stapled wrappers. Exhibition commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum. 28 pp., b/w illustrations. Documents five basic categories: Asiatic; Ancient Near East and Classic; Western Art; 20th Century & Northwest Art; and Tribal Arts. Clean, tight copy. Record # 805908
Hardcover. New York, W. W. Norton & Company, 1st , 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 306 pages. Illustrated end papers and fly leafs. Gilt titles on spine. Shelf wear to dust jacket, otherwise clean, tight copy. Record # 468013
Hardcover. NY, W. W. Norton , 1st, 2021, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 259 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in very good condition, as are the interior pages and binding. Smalltime is a riveting American immigrant story that travels back to Risorgimento Sicily, to the ancient, dusty, hill-town home of Antonino Sciotto, the author's great-grandfather, who leaves his wife and children in grinding poverty for a new life -- and wife -- in a Pennsylvania mining town. Clean copy. Record # 33633
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