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THE SECRET OF THE HITTITES, The Discovery of an Ancient Civilization,
Ceram, translated from German by Winstons, Knopf pub 1956, Borzoi book,
first American edition, over 280 pp, xlib, hb, dj, $10
MEDIEVAL HISTORY, A SOURCE BOOK, edited by Donald White, sc, 1965, Dorsey
Press, "A collection of documents, accounts, and essays on main
historical movements in Europe from the times of the Romans to 1300. The
readings presented here, and their introductions, constitute a
comprehensive view of the medieval world and its religious and secular
history."575 pp, vg cond, $14
GREAT CIVILIZATIONS, EGYPT, 3118 BC - AD 642, 8 x 10 HB, xlib, Franklin
Watts,1987, 32 pp, colorful, well illustrated, alot of text on each page
as well, $8
LIVING IN ANCIENT TIMES, Better Living Series, hb, by Robert Speer,
Lussenhop and Smither, Hinds, Hayden and Eldredge, 1946, 372 pp, vg cond,
8 by 6 ,index, illustrations by Rafaello Busoni. Textbook covers ancient
history including Egypt, Western Asia, Greece and Rome and was to used by
grammar school students. Each chapter has activities and questions." $18
THE BULDINGS OF ANCIENT ROME, by Helen and Richard Leacroft, hb, xlib,
mylar dj, first inside page removed by library, 1969, a corner of page 26
is torn off, well illustrated, detailed drawings, cut-aways, some in
color, 40 pp, $8
EYEWITNESS BOOKS, ANCIENT ROME, DORLING KINDERSLEY, BORZOI BOOK, hb, "A
photo essay documetnign ancient Rome and the people who lived there as
revealed through the amny artifacts they left behind, including shields,
swords, tools, toys, cosmetics, and jewelry" 1990, first inside page
removed, xlib, vg cond, $8 (I also have a copy whose binding thread is
gone so the pages are loose, but they are all there- $5 for this one)
TALES MUMMIES TELL, by Patricia Lauber, hb, xlib, dj, 1985, "Explains how
the stsudy of mummies, both natural and man-made, including a frozen baby
mammoth found in Siberia and the human mummies of Egypt, Peru, and
Denmark, can reveal information about ancient civilizations and
prehistoric life" 118 pp, $10
TOTALLY AMAZING MUMMIES, Golden Books 8 x 11 sc, 32 pp, ages 7-11, very
interesting format, exc cond, $5
WRAPPED FOR ETERNITY, THE STORY OF THE EGYPTIAN MUMMY, by Mildred Pace,
hb, xlib, dj, 1974, McGraw Hill, "Explores the mysteries of the
mummification process, tomb robbing, x-raying fo mummy bounles, and myths
about mummies" 192 pp, last page blank page removed, $7
THE TOMB OF NAFERTARI, 1999, exc cond, sc, Bonechi pub, 32 pp, profusely
illustrated, shows the inside of the tomb in all it's phases, $5
LOST CITIES AND VANISHED CIVILIZATIONS, Silverberg, hb, xlib, dj, 1962,
includes Pompeii, Homer's Troy, Knossos of Crete, Babylon, Chichen Itza
of the Mayas, Angkor, City in the Jungle and more, $10
ANCIENT EGYPT, FINDING OUT ABOUT, H E L Mellersh, hb, xlib, vg
cond,1962/68, 144 pp, $3
DISCOVERING THE ROYAL TOMBS AT UR, ed by Glubok, 9 x 11 hb, mylar dj,
xlib, vg cond, abridged and adapted from UR EXCAVATIONS:The Royal
Cemetery by Woolley, 1969 Macmillan, 126 pp, many photographs,
documentary style, $12
VIKING TIMES: IF YOU WERE THERE, 9 X 11, like new H B book with FOLD-OUT
GAME BOARD, Simon and Schuster xlib, 1997, "examines the customs,
day-to-day life and the exploits of the Vikngs" timeline,
maps,navigation, entertainment, social structure, farming,weights and
measures, clothing, ages 8 - 12, reminds me of an Usborne book in style,
contents lists:Viking raids, the Homelands, at home with the family,
ships, explorers and settlers, merchants and traders, arts and crafts,
viking Gods, burying the dead, Christian Vikings, The Normans, pictorial
map of the Viking lands, game instructions, and more,'''' $8
THE FIRST BOOK OF THE VIKINGS, Louise Dickinson Rich, pictures by Rethi,
hb, xlib, 1962, Franklin Watts, first inside page removed, vg cond
otherwise, 66 pp, $8
THE VIKING EXPLORERS, Walter Buehr, Putnam's Sons, 1967, xlib, hb, exc
cond, 92 pp, "the author tells in gripping account how they conquered the
British Isles, colonized Iceland and Gerenland- and then sailed on to
become the discoverers of North America." $9
VIKING ADVENTURE by Clyde Robert Bulla, illus by Gorsline, hb, mylar dj,
xlib, "...provides a glimpse into viking life. An exciting story of a
young man living in Norway in the time of the ancient Vikings. Sailing
provides many occasions for wisdom and courage to be developed. "vg cond,
1963, 117 pp, chalk/pencil b & w illustrations, $12
THE VIKINGS, HORIZON CARAVEL BOOK, fourth ed, 1964, HB, xlib, vg cond,
154 pp, $12
THE MYSTERY OF THE VIKINGS IN AMERICA, Golding, HB, mylar dj, xlib, exc
cond, 1973, "Explores available clues and evidence taht the Vikings were
the first discoverers of America" 159 pp, Lippincott, first blank inside
page removed, $7
MARATHON LOOKS ON THE SEA, Coolidge, Houghton Mifflin, 1967, hb,
"Metiochos, raised in Athens as the son of a general, became the governer
of a province in Persia and a favorite of King Darius. His life reflects
the clash of two cultures, culminating in the battle of Marathon near
Athens."exc cond, privately owned, $10
DATELINE TROY, Fleischman, rl 5, beautiful sc book, Scholastic/Candlewick
Press, 7 x 9,1996/97, ''$2
SICILY AND THE GREEKS by Erik Sjoqvist, hb, dj, "Studies in the
interrelationship between the indigenous populations and the Greek
colonists", 1973, university of Michigan, many illustrations,
photographs, and small print, very detailed, $12
THE HORIZON CONCISE HISTORY OF GREECE, Alexander Eliot, hb xlib with
mylar dj, over 200 pp,$12
THE PELICAN HISTORY OF GREECE, Burn, pb, 415 pp, 1973, $4
EARLY GREECE, THE BRONZE AND ARCHAIC AGES, Ancient Culture and Society
Series, by Finley, hb, xlib, dj, 1970, 155 pp, $6
ANCIENT GREECE, Modern Knowledge Library, hb, 8.5 x 11, xlib, Warwick
Press, 1979, exc cond, 44 pp, interesting, colorful, full of information
on Greece (Mycenaeans, myths and legends, city states, colonies, warring
states, Spartans, Athens, Everyday life, festivals, theater, games,
Philip and Alexander, legacy, gods, Minos....), $9
ROMAN SPORT AND ENTERTAINMENT, Buchanan, aspects of Roman life, 62 pp,
pb, 1977, cover well worn/creased, (chariot races, amphitheatres,
gladiators, animal hunts and sea fights, theatres, and more), $4
CLEOPATRA, by Diane Stanley and Peter Vennema, oversized book, hb, exc
cond, Morrow Jr Book, beautiful color illustrations-some full page, 1994,
1st ed, $8
ARCHAEOLOGY, ALL ABOUT BOOK, HB, xlib, by Anne Terry White, drawings by
O'Sullivan with 12 pp photo section, 1959, cover edges well worn, $5
CHARLEMAGNE, WORLD LEADERS PAST AND PRESENT, 7 x 9, hb, xlib, exc cond,
1986 Chelsea House pub, Banfield, 112 pp, well illustrated, $16
CLEOPATRA AND THE EGYPTIANS, Life and Times , hb, exc cond, Bookwright
Press, includes Cleopatra, Julius Ceasar, Antony and Actiu, the Nile,
the Pharaohs, gods and priests, building, everyday life, expanding
frontiers, decline of the empire, rediscovery of an ancient civilization
(tomb of Tutankhamun), and more, 58 pp, xlib, $8
ANCIENT EGYPT, A FACT FILLED COLORING BOOK, One page is text , teaching
about a topic, and the opposite page is the illustration to color (60
illustrations to color), topics are: the Nile River, Arts and Education,
Papyri and Ostraca, Languages of Ancient Egypt, the Rosetta Stone, Daily
Life, Architecture, pyramids, temples, mummification, religion, kings and
queens, famous Egyptians, archeology, discoveries, sites, hieroglyphs,
how to read them and how to write your own messages, and much more,8x11,
exc cond, $8
ANCIENT EGYPT, Spend a Day in......., Projects and Activites that bring
the past to life, make a cat statue, write with hieroglphs, design a
sarcophagus, play the senet gaem, by Linda Honan, 1999, "Text, projects,a
nd activities introduce daily life in ancient Egypt fro the viewpoint of
a fictional family celebrating a festival day in honor of one of their
gods." ages 8-12, 116 pp, $9
SILVER BURDETT, THE HUMAN STORY, 9.5 X 12, oversized hb, xlib, vg cond:
(the following books fit this description),$12 each or all 4 for $40 +
shipping:
ASIAN CIVILIZATIONS, "Examines in text and illustrations the
spiritual, social, and cultural developments of civilization in China
Japan, India, and other parts of Asia," 1986, 77 pp, maps for end pages,
colorful and interesting layout, $12
EUROPE IN THE MIDDLE AGES, first inside page removed, "exmines in
text and illustrations the spirutal, social and cultural developments of
civilization in Europe during the middle ages- peasants, feudal system,
pope, bishops, empires, monks, monasteries, Romanesque Art, ruins of the
Roman Empire, hundred years' war, Great Plague, Italian culture, women,
saints, knights, and more, $12
THE FIRST EMPIRES, "Describes the earliest civilizations of
Egypt, Asia and the area between the Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf",
1988, maps as endpapers, isbn 0382094816, $12
THE EARLIEST CITIES, "1987, includes the birth of cities,
Jericho, Huyuk, the vulture and leopard, peasants and artisans, the
Tigris and Euphrates, Mesopotamia, Flood, Uruk, Temples, Gilgamesh,
buried treasure, Mari, town life, warfare, birth of writing, Cuneiform,
Hieroglyphics, Chinese writing, Indus Valley, Mohenjo-Daro, Champollion
and more, $12
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GREAT AGES OF MAN SERIES, A HISTORY OF THE WORLD'S CULTURES, Time Life
hbs, the following books all fit this description, 8.5 x11, pictoral
covers, exc cond, approx 190 pp, circa 1965, $9 each or $56 for all 7:
ANCIENT EGYPT''
CLASSICAL GREECE
IMPERIAL ROME
THE RENAISSANCE
ANCIENT AMERICA
AGE OF EXPLORATION (1420 TO 1620)
AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT (18th century)
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