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Oxford: Griffith Institute. Good with no dust jacket. 1976. Hardcover. 0900416327 . Xvi + 327 pp. Corrigenda. Printed for the Griffith Institute at the University Press by Vivian Ridler. Large octavo. Green cloth covers are a bit worn at the corners but not badly, spine tips dusted, spine gilt still bright. Interior first blank has some old pencil erasures, otherwise clean and unmarked. Nice copy. "The present work has been designed as a concicse dictionary of Middle Egyptian, since it is that phase of the langauge which has the widest general application. For the purpose of this book the term "middle Egyptian" has been taken as including texts from the Heracleopolitan period to the end of the 18th Dynasty, omitting the Late Egyptian locutions which begin to appear from the reign of Amenophis II onward...It has proved desirable, however, to include references to Old Egyptian sources...since these at times shed light on the original significance of a word or provide instances… Leer más

London: Hodder and Stoughton. Fair. 1884. Hardcover. Xii + 404 pp. Green cloth boards. Book is ex-library with lots of usual interior marks as well as exterior marks. Book is in fair condition. Spine is very worn at top. Some tears on first few pages. Some foxing and spotting throughout. .

London; New York: Swan Sonnenschein; MacMillan. Good with no dust jacket. 1895. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. L, 503, 4 pp. Last 4 pages are ads. Index. Addenda & corrigenda. Octavo. Dark green cloth ruled in blind, spine has gilt ruling and gilt title. Covers have minor shelf wear, spine tips lightly worn, interior has bookplate of China missionary and linguist Richard Orlando Joliffe, back hinge just starting, otherwise clean and very nice. A pleasing copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 503 pages .

Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 2014. Softcover. 0472052292 . Viii, 484 pp. Bibliography, indices. Octavo. Glossy purple paper covers with golden Greek key design. Minor signs of shelf wear, interior clean and unmarked, good copy. "...demonstrates the scarcity of evidence for Sybarite luxury and examines the vocabulary of luxury used by the Hellenic world. Focus on the word "truphe" reveals it means an attitude of entitlement, not necessarily a bad thing, unless in extreme form..." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 492 pages .

Rome: Balzanelli. Good with no dust jacket. 1978. First Edition. Paperback. 135 pp. Index. Opere consultate. Illustrated, with photos, drawings and maps. In Italian. Brown card covers with illustration of an ancient oman has minor signs of wear and age, bit of edge curl. Interior paper browning a bit but otherwise clean and unmarked. Very hard to find look at Cures. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 135 pages .

Frankfurt And Leipzig: Weidmann. Good with no dust jacket. 1754. Vellum. [xviii], 64, 724, [56] pp. Indices. Folio in contemporary crisp vellum over boards, gilt spine label. Full page engraved portrait at frontis of Brisson. Vellum is cracked at joints, missing some of the spine covering, bit rubbed at the corners. Interior has old institutional shelf tag, stamp on the title page. Text is foxed and paper is browning, but otherwise clean and unmarked. Brisson (1531 – 15 November 1591) was a French jurist and politician. This is one of his well-known works on pre-Justinian Roman law, a comprehensive compilation of Roman legal terminology. Entirely in Latin. OCLC 311628184; Folio 13" - 23" tall .

Francofurti AD Viadrum: Joannis Christiani Kleyb. Good with no dust jacket. 1753. First Edition. Hardcover. 2 blanks, [22], 122 pp 2 blanks. Small quarto, 9" x 7.5". Engraved printers mark on title page, 2 full page brass engraved plates of the Memnon Amenhotep III statue at Thebes by Bernigeroth. Various head and tails pieces. In possibly original binding, 3/4 leather. Brown leather spine covers with raised bands, gilt spine label, bit rubbed, leather corners rubbed away, marbled hard paper boards are a bit rubbed. Interior bookplate of Dean Thomas Gaisford (1779-1855) the famous English classical scholar. First free endpaper missing small piece at top edge. Lightly foxed and browned throughout, last two blanks never separated. OCLC 763141502. Son of a Protestant pastor, Jablonski (1693-1757) visited most of the libraries of Europe to acquire an in-depth knowledge of the Coptic language. He was a professor of philosophy, then of theology, and a Protestant minister in… Leer más

Sherbrooke: Editions Paulines. Good with no dust jacket. 1973. Hardcover. Lx, 306 [i] pp. Indices. Works cited. Allusions. Biblical and Greek sources cited. In French, text in Latin in fascimile from the 1535 Stephanus edition. Bright blue library buckram binding, gilt title on spine, remains of library spine label. Interior has all normal library marks, otherwise clean and sturdy. Good copy. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 306 pages .

Max Von Niemeyer. Fair with no dust jacket. 1920. Hardcover. + (44) 290 pages +(4) Latin and French languages, From the library of Francis Peabody Magoun Jr, one of the seminal figures in the study of medieval and English literature in the 20th century, green and patterned covers with gold lettering on spine, wear to head, tail, edges and corners, Magoun library sticker on endpaper, previous owner's writing and Magoun's signature beside title page, pages have some notes and underlining but does not affect redability, some pages loose but present ; Rezension J2; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 290 pages .

Goteborg, Sweden: Wettergren & Kerber. Fair. 1906. Softcover. 54 pp + plates. In German. Goteborgs Hogskolas Arsskrift 1906 I. In German, Vol. II only. Original brown paper covers show damp staining, damp staining and rippling at edges throughout interior as well, otherwise clean and unmarked. Scarce. Price reflects condition.; 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall .

Goteborg, Sweden: Wettergren & Kerber. Fair. 1909. Softcover. 158 pp. In German. Goteborgs Hogskolas Arsskrift 1909 I. In German, Vol.III only. Original brown paper covers show damp staining, damp staining at edges, some chips to paper covers, interior bit of damp staining at edges, as well, pages were never separated. Priced to reflect condition.; 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall .

Leiden: E. J. Brill. Good with no dust jacket. 1955. Softcover. KB32.. 420 pp. Octavo. Original cream wraps with minor shelf wear. Spine a bit darkened. Interior has small bookplate on inside front cover, text clean and unmarked. In German with Greek, very clear readable typeface. ; F Gr Hist; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 420 pages .

Leiden: E. J. Brill. Good with no dust jacket. 1964. Hardcover. KB32.. 779 pp. Octavo. Black cloth with gilt and blind ruling, with minor shelf wear. Interior has small bookplate on inside front cover, text clean and unmarked. In German with Greek, very clear readable typeface. ; F Gr Hist; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 779 pages .

Stuttgart & Leipzig: B. G. Teubner. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 351907625X . X, 135 pp. Bibliography, index. Octavo. Grey cloth covers with brown titles to front cover and spine, minor shelf wear on the corners. Interior has owner name marked out on first free end paper, gift inscription from the author "Alex", otherwise clean and unmarked. In English with some Greek. ; Beitrage Zur Altertumskunde; Vol. 76; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 135 pages; Signed by Author .

Stuttgart: B. G. Teubner. Good with no dust jacket. 1964. Third Edition. Hardcover. KB32...lxiv, 426 pp. Octavo. Light orange cloth covers with black are clean, slight fading, slight shelf wear. Interior has a date stamp at rear end paper, otherwise clean and unmarked. Prelims in Latin, else Ancient Greek. Vol. IV only. ; Bibliotheca Scriptorum Graecorum Et Romanorum Teubneriana; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 426 pages .

Leipzig: B. G. Teubner. Good with no dust jacket. 1888. Hardcover. KB32...xcv, 533; lxv, 461 pp. Two 12mo, bound in what appears to be original black cloth spines with black marbled boards, marbled edges. Spine gilt still bright, some light rubbing and age to boards. Interior paper is browned, a date stamp at rear end papers, but otherwise clean and unmarked. Prelims in Latin, else Ancient Greek. A nice original set. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 994 pages .

Stuttgart: B. G. Teubner. Good with no dust jacket. 1964. Third Edition. Hardcover. KB32...xlix, 497 pp. Octavo. Light orange cloth covers with black are clean, slight fading, slight shelf wear. Interior has a date stamp at rear end paper, otherwise clean and unmarked. Prelims in Latin, else Ancient Greek. Vol. III only. ; Bibliotheca Scriptorum Graecorum Et Romanorum Teubneriana; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 497 pages .

Stuttgart: B. G. Teubner. Good with no dust jacket. 1964. Third Edition. Hardcover. KB32...XX, 336 pp. Octavo. Light orange cloth covers with black are clean, slight fading, slight shelf wear. Interior has a date stamp at rear end paper, a few light tick marks in the margins, otherwise clean and unmarked. Prelims in Latin, else Ancient Greek. Vol. V only. ; Bibliotheca Scriptorum Graecorum Et Romanorum Teubneriana; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 336 pages .

Berlin: Weidmann. Good with no dust jacket. 1958. Hardcover. Xli, [ii] 45 pp. Index, scholia. Addenda et corrigenda. Small octavo. Library bound in grey buckram with original card front cover laid down. Some normal wear on the covers, interior has library marks including pocket, otherwise clean and unmarked. Text in Greek, else Latin. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 91 pages .

Paris: E. Maillet. Fair. 1866. First Edition. Paperback. 1st Thus. xxiii + 339 pp + errata. One folding plate. Entirely in French. Original gray paper covers are worn and faded, owner inscript, old marks of tape at top and bottom, front cover reattached, some chipping. Interior unmarked but quite foxed, especially the folding plate (the 2nd plate is not present). A bit fragile and worn but still usable and an original copy. Per Wiki: Louis de Beaufort (6 October 1703 - 11 August 1795) was a French historian. In 1738 he published at Utrecht this work, in which he showed what untrustworthy guides even the historians of highest repute, such as Livy and Dionysius of Halicarnassus, were for that period, and pointed out by what methods and by the aid of what documents truly scientific bases might be given to its history. This was an ingenious plea, bold for its time, against traditional history such as Rollin was writing at that very moment. Christopher Saxius endeavored to refute it in a… Leer más