Search Results: Ancient History from James F. Balsley, Bookseller

Stanford University, California: Stanford University Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. [1930]. Hardcover. Maroon cloth cover with blind stamped border on top cover. Spine has white panel/label with black printing and decorative red border. This label is lightly soiled. There is very minimal wear to cover, Binding sound and tight. Top edge tinted purple. Previous owner's bookplate on front paste down endpaper, pages otherwise clean and unmarked. Frontis is engraving of a funeral game, frontis from 1803 publication reproduced in text. Lacking DJ. ; The Stanford Miscellany; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 114 pages .

New York: Facts on File. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. (1994). Second Printing. Hardcover. 081602457X . Appears to be a brand new book. Now ownership or other marks. Book and unclipped DJ as new. Not a remainder. ; Drawings, maps, photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 336 pages .

New York: History Book Club. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. (1997). History Book Club-revised. Hardcover. Book and DJ as new. No ownership or other marks. Quarter tan cloth with light tan paper over boards. Binding tight, square. ; Book and Dust jacket as new. No ownership or other marks. Binding sound and tight. This edition contains additional references in an updated historical note. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 337 pages .

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Fine in Fine dust jacket. [1980]. First US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0684164205 . Book and DJ as new, not a remainder. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 193 pages .

New York: The Century Co.. Fine in Good+ dust jacket. (1929). First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Blue cloth cover with moire pattern, gilt lettering on spine and front, and impressed illustration of warship on front. Cover is clean, gilding is bright. There is very light rubbing at bottom edge of spine and a tiny bump along bottom edge of front cover. Binding sound. No ownership or other marks in book. DJ is clean and unclipped. There are a few short tears at edges and some loss at head and tail of spine. DJ is in mylar protective sleeve. A very nice copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 326 pages .

San Francisco: Chronicle Books. Fine+. (2001). Trade Paperback. 0811832252 . Appears to be brand new book. Cover clean and unworn. Spine straight without crease. Pages clean and unmarked. No ownership marks. Not a remainder. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 176 pages .

New York: The Macmillan Company. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1964. Hardcover. Ex-library. Binding sound and tight . Red cloth cover has scratch on the front and other signs of wear. Book has the usual library stamps and stickers . Pages have a few pencil underlines but are otherwise clean and unmarked. No DJ. ; Text in French and English. ; Ex-Library; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 661 pages; .

New York: Palgrave. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. (2002). Book Club Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0312230494 . Appears to be a book club edition. Book would be fine but for gift note on ffep. DJ has very light wear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 384 pages .

New York: History Book Club. Fine in Fine dust jacket. (1997). Hardcover. History Book Club revised edition in as new condition. Tan cloth over spine with tan paper over boards. No ownership or other marks. Originally published in 1980 this edition contains an updated bibliography in foreword.; History Of Civilisation; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 317 pages .

New York: Simon & Schuster. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. [2008]. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0743294084 . Book and DJ as new. Signed by author on title page. DJ in archival sleeve.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 496 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: The Viking Press. Very Good+ in Fair dust jacket. 1942. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0670370258 . Blue cloth cover with yellow and red lettering and decorations is clean with very minimal wear. Corners sharp. Binding sound. The endpapers have light toning as do the page edges. No ownershp or other marks other than personal inscription signed by author ("wood") on ffep. Unclipped DJ has wear, toning at edges, soiling, some splatter marks, creasing and tears. Considerable loss at base of spine. There are old tape repairs on back side of cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 314 pages; Signed by Author .

London: T. Nelson and Sons. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1864. Hardcover. Red cloth binding with blind decorative impressions on front and rear panels. Cover is clean with wear at edges and some rubbin on panels. Binding sound. Pages clean and unmarked. There is some spotted foxing present. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 284 pages .

Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. Very Good+. (1996). Trade paperback. 0691029091 . Book would be as new but for a strip of fading of the front cover along the fore edge and some light speckling on top edge. No ownership or other marks. Cover and pages bright and clean. No signs of wear. ; Color, BW illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 264 pages .

Norwalk, CT: The Heritage Press. Near Fine. (1985). Hardcover. Book is as new. There is a 1/4 inch dark stain on the spine. No ownership or other marks. Publisher's pamphlet (The Sandglass) laid in. No DJ as issued. With VG brown slipcase which has fading around edges of one side, and a small scuff mark where a price sticker had been removed from bottom, and some minor cracks in the paper covering of the case. Slipcase is structurally sound. ; Drawings; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 513 pages .

New York: Schocken. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. [1984]. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0805239464 . Book and DJ as new. DJ not price clipped.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 190 pages .

New York: Barnes & Noble, Inc.. Fine+ in Fine dust jacket. (1996). Reprint. Hardcover. 0760700583 . Book and DJ as new. No ownership or other marks. Not a remainder. Originally published in 1969 by Franklin Watts, Inc. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 196 pages .

New York: The MacMillan Company. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1903. Second Printing. Hard cover. Originally published 1902, this is the second printing 1903. Brown cloth cover with double border impressed on front, gilt lettering on bands and spine. Cover is clean, corners are sharp with just a slight hint of wear. Previous owner's bookplate on front paste down, and earlier gift inscription on ffep. Top edge of text block darkenedThe pages are clean and have only a few light pencil marks in the margins. The maps are clean, crisp and undamaged. Rear pastedown has a small blue "Brentano's Booksellers and Stationers New York" label. Lacking DJ. ; Maps; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 243 pages .

Wellesley, Massachussetts: World Eagle. Near Fine. 1984. Trade paperback. 0960801448 . Previous owner's name in light pencil on first page, else as new. Not a remainder. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 206 pages .

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Near Fine. (1975). Trade paperback. 0395321212 . As new but for thin strip of sunning along spine on back cover. ; Drawings; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 80 pages .

Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Fine+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1990. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0395551099 . Book is is as new, no ownership or other marks. DJ has light tanning along top edge, llght wear, and a short tear. Not price clipped. ; Photographs, maps; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 398 pages .