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Temples of ancient Egypt by: N/A
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Temples of ancient Egypt by: N/A

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. Ithaca, N.Y., Cornell University Press, 1st, 1997, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 335 pages. Hardcover. Extensive b&w photographs throughout. Some foxing to edges, otherwise clean, tight copy. Record # 469353
Price: $12.00 

 

Thalassocracies, The by: Miller, Molly

Hardcover. New York, State University of New York Press, 1st, 1971, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 185 pages with bibliography and list of ancient sources. Very good in a lightly edgeworn dust jacket. Record # 512316
Price: $12.00 

The Athenian Democracy in the Age of Demosthenes: Structure, Principles, and Ideology by: Hansen, Mogens Herman Transl. Crook, J. A.
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The Athenian Democracy in the Age of Demosthenes: Structure, Principles, and Ideology by: Hansen, Mogens Herman Transl. Crook, J. A.

Softcover. Norman, OK, University of Oklahoma Press, 1st thus, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 447 pages, soft cover. Covers and interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. This book analyzes the Athenian democracy, focusing particularly on the crucial last 30 years, which coincided with the political career of Demosthenes. In this famous direct democracy, Athenians conceived of liberty both as the ability to participate in the decision-making process and as the right to live without oppression from the state or from other citizens. Clean copy. Record # 34399
Price: $18.00 

The Complete Greek Temples by: Spawforth, Tony
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The Complete Greek Temples by: Spawforth, Tony

Hardcover. NY, Thames & Hudson, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 240 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, blue cloth covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W and full-color photography and illustrations throughout. This book is a spectacularly illustrated and complete survey of ancient Greek temples, combined with an up-to-date archaeological and historical introduction. Clean copy. Record # 34501
Price: $20.00 

The Horse, The Wheel, And Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World by: Anthony, David W.
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The Horse, The Wheel, And Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World by: Anthony, David W.

Hardcover. Princeton, NJ, Princeton University Press, 2nd Pr., 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 553 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, green cloth covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography and illustrations throughout. This book is an academic work which links archaeology and linguistics to show how Bronze Age Eurasian steppe pastoralists (Yamnaya culture) spread Indo-European languages through domestication of the horse and invention of the wheel. Clean copy. Record # 34515
Price: $25.00 

The World of Megaliths by: Mohen, Jean-Pierre
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The World of Megaliths by: Mohen, Jean-Pierre

Hardcover. NY, Facts on File, 1st thus, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 318 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is bumped along the top edge, and the laminate on the rear has bubbled. Black cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W and full-color photography throughout. This book takes readers beyond the myths to the megaliths themselves, piecing together their history and that of the people who built them. This is a large format book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34050
Price: $12.00 

Westviking: The Ancient Norse in Greenland and North America by: Mowat, Farley, Illust. by: Wheeler, Claire
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Westviking: The Ancient Norse in Greenland and North America by: Mowat, Farley, Illust. by: Wheeler, Claire

Hardcover. Boston, MA, Atlantic-Little, Brown Books, 2nd print, 1965, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Poor, 494 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in fair condition, some visible wear and tear is mitigated by clever repair work. Cloth covers are clean and bright, as are the interior pages. Binding is tight. Step into the world of sagas, longships, and enigmatic Norse explorers with Farley Mowat's captivating historical account. Clean copy. Record # 33652
Price: $15.00