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Histoire Des Romains - Depuis Les Temps Les Plus Recules Jusqu'a l'Invasion Des Barbares

Histoire Des Romains - Depuis Les Temps Les Plus Recules Jusqu'a l'Invasion Des Barbares

by ( Roman Empire )Duruy, Victor

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Paris. Librairie Hachette. 1879. Bound in extravagantly ornate gilt pictorial red Morocco depicting gilt tooled Roman emblematic seals and large embellishment of armour, eagles and statuary to front and rear covers. Gilt tooled spine compartments embellished with seals and laurel leaves. Raised bands. White silk moire endsheets. a.e.g. Thick 4to. New Edition. Illustrated with 50 brilliantly illuminated full page tissue-guarded chromolithographic plates. Further illustrated with over 3400 gravure engravings and 30 colour maps. A monumental work in a most impressive Hachette gilt binding - truly one of the most stunning bindings we've encountered. Sumptuously illustrated with eye-boggling, iridescent Chromolithographs, this extremely rare set is a true work of design art. Some chipping to head and tailpieces to various volumes with some small bits lacking, hinges rubbed on various volumes, some corners bumped through, front cover of Vol. 1 starting, mild scattered foxing throughout, else Very… Read More
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The Roman Antiquities Of Dionysius Halicarnassensis, Translated Into English, With Notes And...

The Roman Antiquities Of Dionysius Halicarnassensis, Translated Into English, With Notes And Dissertations By Edward Spelman, Esq.

by Dionysius Halicarnassensis (Denis Halicarnassus), Translated By Edward Spelman [Bookplates Of M. Robert Guggenheim]

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London: Booksellers Of London And Westminster, 1758. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Four Volumes, Complete, 11" Tall, 456 + Errata To Vol I At End; 439 + Errata To Vol Ii At End; 438 + Errata To Volume Iii At End; 516 (Including Index And Advertisement) + Errata To Vol Iv At End. Spine Labels In Correct Sequence. Original Speckled Calf, Very Nicely Re-Backed In Full Calf, Five Bands, Gilt In All Compartments, Morocco Spine Labels. Moderate Wear To Boards, Spines Clean And Excellent. In Each Volume There Is A Large, Elaborate Personal Bookplate Of M. Robert Guggenheim, Washington (Bookplate Signed "Bird '07"). Binding Very Strong, Hinges Tight, No Other Names Or Marks, No Stains, But Boards Worn Through At Corners And Much Of Bottom Edges, With Binder's Repairs . Dionysius Of Halicarnassus (Greek: ????????? ?????????? ????????????? "Dionysios Son Of Alexandros Of Halikarnassos", C. 60 Bc - After 7 Bc) Was A Greek Historian And Teacher Of Rhetoric,… Read More
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Lhistoire de Thucydide Athenien, de la guerre, qui fut entre les Peloponnesiens et Atheniens(The...
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Lhistoire de Thucydide Athenien, de la guerre, qui fut entre les Peloponnesiens et Atheniens(The History of the Peloponnesian War)

by Thucydides, Claude de Seyssel

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The first edition in a modern language of one of the most important historical works.Lhistoire de Thucydide Athenien, de la guerre, qui fut entre les Peloponnesiens et Atheniens(The History of the Peloponnesian War)Thucydides, translated by Claude de SeysselParis, 1527Folio(330 X 230mm). 16 preliminary leaves, 281(CCLXXXI) leaves. Signatures: a8, e8, a-z8, A-L8, M10(the final blank, lacking). Contemporary blind-stamped calf(likely an old remboitage). Apart from a few minor stains and a tiny worm track in the bottom margin of the last quire, the interior is in quite clean, lovely condition. Near Fine. Elaborate woodcut border on the title page with contemporary ownership entry crossed out. Various notes on the pastedowns including a very cool contemporary one in French stating,"Today this book belongs to my lord Jacques du Faux, a cloth merchant." A beautifully printed, wide-margined copy of an important and very rare book.The study of Thucydides was part of the Renaissance tradition of turning to… Read More
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Satyrae
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Satyrae

by PERSIUS, Flaccus Aulus

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1499 Mantuanus Poetry + 1507 Satires of Persius Post-Incunable Satyrae ROME Roce

Along with Juvenal, Persius was one of the greatest 1st century Roman satirists. His works consisted of elements of stoicism and were greatly influenced by Horace and Juvenal, in fact the satires of both Juvenal and Persius are often found published together. In his 'Satires', Persius sought a few major philosophical ideas:
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important questions to ask the gods
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the meaning of life
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the importance of gaining knowledge
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freedom through Stoicism
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the proper use of money

This 1507 post-incunable printing of Persius's 'Satyrae' was published in Paris by Jean Barbier and Denis Roce. This edition was edited by Giovanni Britannico, a 15th-century grammarian who is best known for his edition of Persius.

This book is bound with another early Roce printing of Baptista Mantuanus poetry. Mantuanus was a Carmelite poet whose 15th-century works were influential during the Protestant… Read More
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The Cities and Cemeteries of Etruria; in Two Volumes
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The Cities and Cemeteries of Etruria; in Two Volumes

by DENNIS, George

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First Edition
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London: John Murray, 1848. RARE in the 1848 First Edition. c, (1,map), 530, (1, Errata, Catalogue), xiv, 555, (1, Errata) pages. Near Fine in contempoary half calf over buckram, edges of spines in gilt, top edges gilt, marbled end pages.End pages uniformly browned, light rubbing at edges, small bookseller's label front paste down bottom edge. Each volume with 5 maps, 2 fold-outs in Vol. I, one in Vol. II, all maps are Fine. Color frontispiece Vol. II. Both volumes profusely illustrated with wood engravings. With 2 pages of errata and a page of advertisements. SCARCE, Worldcat shows 12 institutional holdings all in Europe. Rare Book Hub shows no First Editions have been auctioned. . First Edition. Half Calf Over Buckram Boards . Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Works of Cornelius Tacitus. a New Edition, with the Author's Last Corrections. In Eight...
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The Works of Cornelius Tacitus. a New Edition, with the Author's Last Corrections. In Eight Volumes

by Cornelius Tacitus; with an Essay on His Life and Genius, Notes, Supplements, &c. by Arthur Murphy , Esq.

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Used - Very Good Plus
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New Edition
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Hardcover
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London: Printed for John Stockdale; F.C. & J. Rivington; J. Walker; et al., 1811. SCARCE, this 8 volume edition with maps, and especially so in such lovely condition. Eight volumes in contemporary full polished calf, gilt backs with calf labels, the covers with double gilt rules bordering blind tooled arabesque decorations, marbled end papers and edges. Complete with four fold-out maps and Plan of Jerusalem, all Fine- Italy. Vol. 1; Asia, Vol. 2; Ancient World, Vol. 5; Plan of Jerusalem, Vol. 6; Germany, Vol. 7. Very Good Plus, light soiling and rubbing to covers, gilt at spines dulled, end pages uniformly toned but interiors quite clean and bright. Additional shipping charges will be requested for international and priority mail due to weight and volume of this set. Please inquire. . New Edition. Polished Calf. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. Tall 8vo.
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 6 volumes complete
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 6 volumes complete

by Edward Gibbon

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J J Tourneisen, 1787. Hardcover. Pages generally clean with light/Fine leather binding, with raise. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon. 6 volumes complete 1787, printed by J J Tourneisen. 1st revised edition. Printed for sale by Pissot in Paris. Fine typography, English textFine leather binding, with raised spines and gold emboss decoration. Pages generally clean with light foxing throughout all volumes. Bindings all tight, boards have bumps to corners. Volume 2 missing front cover, and volume five separated front cover, and partial separation to rear cover. Leather still supple and smooth to touch.
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Les Decorations Murales de Pompei
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Les Decorations Murales de Pompei: a l'Usage des Artistes, des Ecoles Industrielles et des Amis de l'Antiquite

by Emile Presuhn

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Two volumes of Presuhn's souvenir books with 75 vibrant chromolithographs of wall paintings discovered in PompeiiLes Decorations Murales de Pompeii, 1878.With 24 chromolithographs after original drawings by Geremia Discanno, lithographed by Victor Steeger, and 51 pages of text in French translated from the German by A. Giraud-Teulon. Bound with Choix des Plus Belles et Interessantes Peintures de Pompei, avec Plan de la Ville, 1882With 50 chromolithographs after original drawings by Emile Presuhn and Geremia DiscannoAlong with wall paintings from all four eras of design, the plates depict floor mosaics, portraits, statues, plaster-casts of bodies, and plans of houses and the excavations. Presuhn (1844-1881) was a German archeologist who lived and worked in Italy for almost decade from 1870 publishing books illustrating the latest murals, mosaics and discoveries made in the excavations in Pompeii. Discanno (1839-1907) was an Italian artist and painter who worked in Naples and Pompeii.Red cloth binding… Read More
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Monumenta Pompeiana
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Monumenta Pompeiana

by [Antonio Sogliano, Antonio Niccolini]

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Rare complete set of this monumental study of PompeiiComplete with 150 chromolithographic plates in elephant-folio size of wall paintings, statues, figures, furniture, graffiti, plaster-casts of bodies and views of ruins from ancient Pompeii.Originally published in five parts with 30 plates in each.Lithographed by D. Capri after G. Discanno, A de Simone, V. Mollame, V. Loria, S. de Stefani, A. Carelli, A. Magliano, and directed by Antonio Niccolini. Text by Antonio Sogliano, in Italian, German, English and French.Antonio Sogliano (1854-1942) was an Italian archaeologist. From 1906 to 1929, he was professor of the antiquities of Pompeii at the University of Naples Federico II.Antonio Niccolini was grandson of the architect and scenic designer Antonio Niccolini Sr. (1772-1850). Antonio Jr. also published the final two volumes of Fausto and Felice Niccolini's monumental book on the interior design of Pompeii, Le case ed i monumenti di Pompei (Houses and monuments of Pompeii), 1854-1897, after the… Read More
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Xenophon and Herodotus. ( ) Xenophontis oratoris et historici, propter summam eius eloquentiam,...
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Xenophon and Herodotus. ( ) Xenophontis oratoris et historici, propter summam eius eloquentiam, doctissimorum omnium iudicio longe clarissimi, opera, quae quidem graece extant omnia, eademque eruditissimorum virorum labore in Latinam linguam conversa; ac nunc primum diligenti cura, & maximo labore de integro recognita, & in lucem edita. Quorum Catalogum pagina versa reperies. His accessit verborum et rerum gestarum Index copiosissimus [Bound With]: Herodotou Logoi Ennea, hoi per Epikalountai Mousai [Graece:] Herodoti Libri novem quibus musarum indita sunt nomina, Clio. Euterpe. Talia. Melpomene. Terpsichore. Erato. Polymnia. Urania. Calliope. Ad haec Georgii Gemisti, qui et Ioachimi Camerarii Praefatione, Annotationibus, Herodoti vita: deque figuris: et qua usus est Dialecto, omnia in studiosorum utilitatem diligenter conscripta. Basileae, ex officina Hervagiana. Basileae Apud, Nicolaum Brylingerum M.D.LV. And Colophon Cc6 verso: Basileae, per Ioannem Hervagium et Bernardum Bran, Anno salutis humanae… Read More
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The Religion of the Ancient Celts
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The Religion of the Ancient Celts

by J.A. MacCulloch

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J.A. MacCulloch - The Religion of the Ancient Celts - Edinburgh, T&T Clark, 1911 - First Edition - Hardcover - 399pp - 23x15 cmCondition Very Good - The cover is looking great for such an old book. Name inside, some occasional spotting and a few notes/underlining (especially the first chapters) but most of the book is clean with a solid binding.In this book J.A. MacCulloch presents a different view of the ancient Celts as he dives into their mysterious world. The book touches on the sagas, worships, festivals, influencers, magic, and the transition of eras from Pagan to Christianity, and ideals. Providing a cultural investigation into why they once worshipped mountains, knolls, rivers, lakes, forests, and how the druids who were the ritual providers of the time were seen as shaman, priest, and magician who officiated over sacred rites and spaces for the dead.One of the most complete and referred books about this subject and impossible to find as First Edition, it seems this books hasn't been available… Read More
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Ancient Manuscript Cuneiform Tablet from Baghdad
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Ancient Manuscript Cuneiform Tablet from Baghdad

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The ancient tablet from Baghdad (modern Iraq), Mesopotamia. Cuneiform IS a logo-syllabic script that was used to write several languages of the Ancient Near East. The script was in active use from the early Bronze Age until the beginning of the Common Era. It is named for the characteristic wedge-shaped impressions (Latin: cuneus) which form its signs. Cuneiform was originally developed to write the Sumerian language of southern Mesopotamia (modern Iraq). Cuneiform is the earliest writing system.Item will be shipped in a specially designed and reinforced package. DHL shipping included. If you have any additional questions, feel free to contact us!
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The Ancient History of Asia and Remarks on the Atlantis of Plato, To Which Are Added,...
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The Ancient History of Asia and Remarks on the Atlantis of Plato, To Which Are Added, Observations on the Learning of the Ancient Brahmans, in a Series of Letters Addressed to M. de Voltaire, in Two Volumes (Vols. I and II)

by Bailly, Jean-Sylvain (M. Bailly)

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London: J. Coxhead, 1814. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Two volumes in original bindings, leather at spine and corners and marbled boards. viii, 280 pp, 345 pp. Bindings in quite good shape, with hinges uncracked or lightly started if at all. Light wear to board edges, with corners lightly worn through in places. Water stain to fore-edge of many pages of Volume 2, largely in the margin, and not preventing pages from opening or turning. Texts free of noted marks. Bookplates of Henry Howard of Greystoke, who lived in an honest to God castle, to front pastedown of both volumes. The work is comprised mostly of letters from the author to Voltaire, and responses from the latter, on the subject of Atlantis and its geographic location, arguing from the dissemination of astrological lore, mythology, religion, and language. The author argues that Atlantis was located not in its classically supposed position in the Atlantic Ocean but in the Arctic, covered… Read More
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French038 | RECUEIL Des ORAISONS FUNEBRES
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French038 | RECUEIL Des ORAISONS FUNEBRES

by Jacques Benigne Bossuet

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Funeral Orations.
Full Leather
Opens and closes easily, however there is a hingery kind of problem that will likely develop *over time* with continuose use, deffinitely handle with care.
Delicate and ancient.280 years oldNew EditionMarbled pages are discolored and have age marks / stains.
Boards are leather with gold gilt titling to the spine with 5 raised bands and gold gilt detailing.
Gorgeous book inscribed by the previous owner.
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Ì vestigi dell'antichita di Roma
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Ì vestigi dell'antichita di Roma

by PERAC, Etienne du

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1639 Architecture ROMAN RUINS Engravings Duperac Colosseum Vestigi Roma RARE
Étienne Dupérac was a famous 16th-century French engraver who is primarily remembered for his illustrated portrayals of ancient Roman ruins. "Ì vestigi dell'antichita di Roma" is a collection of engravings depicting iconic buildings and ruins from ancient Rome including:
· Arch of Constantine
· The Colosseum
· The Baths of Titus
· Pyramid of Cestius
· Castrense Amphitheatre
· Acqua Marcia fountain
· Mausoleum of Augustus
· Castel Sant'Angelo
· Bridge of St Bartholomew
These folio engravings are some of the most desirable illustrations of Roman ruins!
Item number: #24150
Price: $3500
PERAC, Etienne du
Ì vestigi dell'antichita di Roma
In Roma: Appresso Giombatistà de Rossi in Piazza Nauona., 1639.
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o 37 of 40 engravings
Wanting #21, 29, and 40
Includes engraved title page
· Provenance: Bookplate – Francisco Guasch Homs
o Francisco Guasch Homs (or Francesc Guasch, 1861-1923) was a… Read More
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