Ancient History from William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA

Title p. in red and black; woodcut architectural border with "Symon Vincentius" in red at foot. Nice c. 5 by 9 cm woodblocks at the beginning of each of the ten books. [viii], cclxiii leaves in eights: AA;a-z; A-K. Full 19th century ruled calf. Lacks spine leather; front board detached; initial 16 leaves reinforced at fore edge, obscuring 4 printed… Read more about this item

Blue leather with three raised bands and gilt particulars. All edges gilt. Moire endpapers and a silk ribbon. Some wear to bottom corners. Foxing to edges with loses to gilt (see image), otherwise a clean copy with no previous owners' names, affixed bookplates, or other defacements. 6.25 x 9.25 in

Two volume blue cloth set with gilt titles to spines. Some wear to head and tails. Fading to spines. Discoloration to lower spine of Vol. II (see image). A clean set with no previous owners' names or other defacements. Vol. I [xiv] 370 Vol. II [x] 294 7.25 x 10.5 in each

A virign copy in publisher's shrinkwarp. Black leather with significant gilt detailing and a pictorial pastedown to front cover. All edges gilt. Three raised bands and a silk ribbon. 10 x 12 in

Red leather with gilt detailing. All edges gilt. Five raised bands, silk ribbon, and moire endpapers. Spotting and some loses to edges. Rubbing to gilt on covers, not affecting spine, but otherwise remains in attractive appearance. No previous owners' names or other markings.

Still wrapped in publisher's shrink wrap. Brown leather with four raised bands. Gilt particulars, gilt edges, and a silk ribbon. No markings.

Original full vellum with faint handwritten title to spine. Title in red and black. A supple & durable binding. 4 1/2 x 7 inches.

Burgundy Japanese paper over original leather; red cloth boards. Gilt rule to boards, paper label adhered to spine; and gilt particulars to front board. All edges gilt. 37 albumen prints. Ex-library stamps [Barrow Public Library] to verso of each plate, notes in pencil to verso of first free leaf, otherwise no other names or markings (see image). Slightf oxing… Read more about this item

Red and black partially engraved title followed by Sir Robert Hartley's engraved heraldic plate. Nine additional plates, one of which is folding. First published as Archaeologiæ Graecæ, or, The antiquities of Greece in 1697-1698; this the first Latin edition. [12] pages, 788 columns, [14] pages of Index. 26 x 40 cm. Front blank fly with losses to gutter, otherwise a… Read more about this item

Scarce copy. Cream paper wraps with black and white image and text to front wrap and text to back wrap and spine. #18 in the Biblioteca esoterica series. Spanish text throughout. Also contains a section on Atlantis (Atlantida/ Atlantes). Previous owner's name to first free page and highlighting and underlining primarily to beginning chapters with rare occasions later in the… Read more about this item

Sri Balamanorama Series No. 18. Orange cloth boards with gilt particulars to spine. Previous owner's name, Royal M. Weiler, to first free page and purple stamp from V. Ramaswamy Sastrulu & Sons to title page. Otherwise no other markings. xvi, 252 pp. 5 x 7 inches.

Scarce two volume set of half red Morocco with gilt floriated panels and title to spine; five raised bands. Marbled endpapers. Previous owner's bookplates to front; otherwise no previous owner's names or other markings.. Worn corners and top of volume I spine. Pp. [viii] 399 Vol. Pp. [viii] 448 4.5 x 6.5 in

Pictorial wraps. Intermountain Cultural Resource Center Professional Paper No. 61. Illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. Published in association with the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. Some creasing and minor abrasions to wraps (see image). 139 pp. 8 1/2 x 11 inches.

Full vellum. Red speckled edges. Name poorly expunged from armorial bookplate of previous owner. Inked notations of previous owners to blank front fly. History of persecution of Christians under Rome. Some foxing throughout. A very nice, clean and servicable copy. [xxviii], 307, [i], 256, 16, [x], 267-464, [lxii] p., 3 folding plates.; 8vo ; All… Read more about this item

Dark brown cloth boards with debossed decoration to boards and gilt particulars to spine. Bookplate of M.C.C. Stopes to front pastedown. Organized into two parts, Egypt and Babylonia, then further into 10 sections. Some topics for Egypt include: The Sun God and the Ennead, Animal Worship, The Sacred Books, and Osiris and the Osirian Faith, as well as others. Some… Read more about this item

Set of Volume IV; 15 fascicules purchased at time of publication. All in light green wraps, top of pages uncut. "[Ramesside Inscriptions] is designed to bring together the principal hieroglyphic inscriptions of the 19th and 20th Dynasties in a compact and accurate edition that shall be both comprehensive and handy to use, to meet a longstanding need." Volume IV covers… Read more about this item

Dark green cloth boards with gilt decoration to front board and gilt particulars to spine; dust jacket protected in mylar. German text. Black and white illustrations and photographs throughout, as well as fold-out illustrations and maps. Without previous owners' names or other markings. 330 pp. 6 1/4 x 9 3/4 inches.

Blue cloth with gilt particulars to front board and spine. Facsimile copy of the 1912 edition created c. 1972; scholar in a nice binding printed on recto only with ample space for notes. Includes additional articles related to Le Conte du Naufrage in English: Notes on the Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor by Alan Gardiner; Notes on the Story of… Read more about this item

Maroon cloth with Caslon gilt particulars to front board and spine, facsimile copy of the 1873 edition created c. 1972 by scholar in a nice binding printed on recto only with ample space for notes. French text. 476 pp. 8 3/4 x 11 inches

Complete set of Volume VIII; 10 fascicules purchased at time of publication. All in light green wraps, top of pages uncut. "[Ramesside Inscriptions] is designed to bring together the principal hieroglyphic inscriptions of the 19th and 20th Dynasties in a compact and accurate edition that shall be both comprehensive and handy to use, to meet a longstanding need." Volume VIII… Read more about this item