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
Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.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
Hardcover. London, U.K., Reaktion Books, 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 176 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, orange paper covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Top right corner has been lightly bumped. Binding is solid. Contains B&W and full-color photography throughout. This book tracks the paths of fundamental spices through history, from the trade routes of the ancient world to the McCormick brand's contemporary domination of the global spice market. Czarra describes how spices have been used in cooking throughout history and how their spread has influenced regional cuisine around the world. Author's inscription to the previous owner reads: "With best Wishes and Many Thanks for your "spicey" Insights. Fred, June 2009." Clean copy. Record # 34224
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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