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A GUIDE TO THE EXHIBITION OF ROMAN COINS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM.

Mattingly, Harold; Robinson, E. S. G.; and Carson, R. A. G., · 1963

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Trustees of the British Museum, London, 1963, lithographic reprint of the 1952 edition, paperback, [viii], 74pp, [xx] half tone ills., pictorial wrappers, originally published in 1927 and since updated, a description of the exhibition of Roman coins in the British Museum, rub...

ORGY PLANNER WANTED - Odd Jobs and Curious Careers in the Ancient World.

León, Vicki, · 2008

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Quercus, London, 2008, paperback, decorative half title, frontis and title, line drawings and half tone ills. throughout, coloured pictorial wrappers, a light-hearted examination of some 150 occupations in the ancient Greek and Roman worlds, lightly rubbed at tips, very good ...

AUGUSTUS.

Jones, A. H. M., · 1973

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

W. W. Norton, New York, ND (circa 1973), US edn., reprint, paperback, xii, 196pp, in text maps, photo pictorial upper wrapper, an account by the late Professor of Ancient History at Cambridge University of the career of Augustus, the adopted son and heir of Julius Caesar and ...

ROMANS AND CHRISTIANS.

Janes, Dominic, · 2002

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Tempus, Stroud, 2002, 1st edn. UK, paperback original, 159pp, half tone ills. in text, large format (9.5 x 6.5 inches approx.), coloured pictorial upper wrapper, an account of the relationship between the early Christian movement with the Roman Empire, the friction as the chu...

ROME AT WAR.

Gilliver, Kate, Goldsworthy, Adrian and Whitby, Michael (foreword by Steven Saylor), · 2005

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,687)

Osprey, Oxford, 2005, paperback, 288pp, coloured and half tone ills., line drawings, maps and diagrams throughout, large format (9.5 x 6.5 inches approx.), coloured pictorial wrappers, previously published as Essential Histories 43: Caesar's Gallic War 58-50 BC, Caesar's Civi...

POMPEII - THE DAY A CITY DIED.

Etienne, Robert (translated by Caroline Palmer), · 1998

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Thames and Hudson / New Horizons, London, 1998, reprint, paperback, 216pp, coloured and half tone ills., line drawings, city plans and folding panoramas in text, coloured pictorial wrappers, an account of the rediscovery of Pompeii, of the excavations and of the discoveries o...

THE OXFORD ILLUSTRATED PREHISTORY OF EUROPE.

Cunliffe, Barry (edited by), · 1998

£17.00 (€20.38 | $22.46 | ¥3,585)

Oxford University Press, Oxford, ND (circa 1998), 4th impression, 24pp coloured photo ils., maps, half tone ills., line drawings and diagrams in text, pictorial endpapers, large format (10 x 7.5 inches approx.), black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, decorative head and tail ...

FOR THE GLORY OF ROME - A History of Warriors and Warfare.

Cowan, Ross, · 2007

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,953)

Greenhill, London, 2007, 1st edn. UK, 287pp, 16pp coloured and half tone ills., [i] ads., black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured pictorial dustwrapper, an account of the men of the Roman legions, heroic yet utterly ruthless men who carved out the Roman Empire, who be...

POMPEII - THE LIVING CITY.

Butterworth, Alex and Laurence, Ray, · 2006

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Phoenix, London, 2006, ist in imprint, trade paperback, [xiv inc. 2 maps and diagram], 417pp, pictorial title, 16pp coloured and half tone photo ills., coloured pictorial montage upper wrapper, an award winning account of everyday life in Pompeii, during the twenty-five years...

LIFE AND LEISURE IN ANCIENT ROME.

Balsdon, J. P. V. D., · 2004

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,265)

Phoenix, London, 2004, 3rd imp., paperback, 463pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., large format (8.5 x 5 inches approx.), coloured pictorial upper wrapper, an account of daily life in Rome, of the family both rich and poor, of work and leisure, of travel and entertainments, of th...

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ROMANS.

Adkins, Lesley and Roy, · 2002

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Quantum / Eagle Editions, Royston, 2002, paperback, 128pp, maps, diagrams, coloured and half tone ills. throughout, large format (11 x 8.5 inches approx.), coloured pictorial wrappers, an exploration of aspects of Roman life 2000 years ago and the rich legacy of Roman civilis...

FOCKE-WULF CONDOR - SCOURGE OF THE ATLANTIC.

Poolman, Kenneth, · 1979

£15.50 (€18.58 | $20.48 | ¥3,269)

Book Club Associates, London, 1979, club edn., 192pp, 20pp half tone photo ills., map in text, brown cloth lettered in gilt at spine, photo pictorial dustwrapper, the German Luftwaffe's four engined Focke-Wulf Condor was used in a number of roles including bomber and minelaye...

CONVOY - The Battle for Convoys SC.122 and HX.229.

Middlebrook, Martin, · 1976

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,531)

Allen Lane, London, 1976, 1st edn., x, 378pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., 8 maps and 3 diagrams in text, coloured endpapers, dichromatic blue/black cloth lettered in silver at spine, photo pictorial montage dustwrapper, comprehensive account of two convoys, SC122 and HX229 (...

AN ATLAS-HISTORY OF THE SECOND GREAT WAR - Vol. ll. January to July 1940.

Horrabin, J. F., · 1941

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,476)

Thomas Nelson, London, 1941, reprint, 115pp, maps and diagrams throughout, map at front endpapers, blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, top edge coloured, lightly rubbed at extrems., paper tanned, no dustwrapper, very good,

AN ATLAS-HISTORY OF THE SECOND GREAT WAR - Vol. l. Sept. 1939 to Jan 1940.

Horrabin, J. F., · 1941

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,476)

Thomas Nelson, London, 1941, reprint, 107pp, maps and diagrams throughout, blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, top edge coloured, lightly rubbed at extrems., cloth a little marked, paper tanned, no dustwrapper, very good,

THE GREAT COMMANDERS - Alexander, Caesar, Nelson, Napoleon, Grant, Zhukov.

Grabsky, Phil (foreword by David G. Chandler), · 1993

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,687)

Boxtree, London, 1993, 1st edn., 193pp, half tone photo pictorial double title, coloured and half tone ills., maps and diagrams throughout, large format 9 x 7.5 inches approx.), dark green cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial montage dustwrapper, tv tie-in with the Chan...

DOUBLE ZERO AND SOVIET MILITARY STRATEGY - Implications for Western Security.

Gormley, Dennis M., · 1990

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Tri-Service Press, London, 1990, revised and updated edn., trade paperback, l, 228pp, in text tables and diagrams, coloured decorated upper wrapper, updated from the original Janes edition of 1988, an examination of the consequences for Soviet military strategy of eliminating...

THE FIRST SUMMIT - Roosevelt and Churchill at Placentia Bay 1941.

Wilson, Theodore A. (foreword by Lieut-General Sir Ian Jacob), · 1970

£11.50 (€13.78 | $15.19 | ¥2,425)

Macdonald, London, 1970, 1st edn. UK, xviii, 344pp, 24pp half tone photo ills., turquoise cloth lettered in gilt at spine, photo pictorial dustwrapper, a narrative account of the secret meetings in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland in August, 1941 between Franklin D. Roosevelt and ...

THE WOODEN HORSE.

Williams, Eric, · 1950

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,265)

The Reprint Society, London, 1950, club edn., 256pp, in text line drawings, red cloth with black title panel lettered in gilt at spine, top edge coloured, fictionalised account of the true events of 1943 at Stalag-Luft III involving the escape of British airmen, including the...

SOVIET AIR POWER : PROSPECTS FOR THE FUTURE - Perestroyka and the Soviet Air Forces.

Williams, Air Commodore E. S. (edited by), · 1990

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,265)

Tri-Service Press, London, 1990, trade paperback, xviii, 247pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., in text maps and diagrams, photo pictorial upper wrapper, post perestroyka assessment of Soviet Air Power with information on performance characteristics of aircraft and experts views ...