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Oedipus and Akhnaton

Immanuel Velikovsky


 

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1976

208

20+ b/w

22x14 cms

good/used

Hard cover

PRICE:

£5

 

A novel claiming to be a re-interpretation of historical evidence.

 

 

Tesori dei Faraoni

Arnoldo Mondadori


 

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1984

207

100+ col

27x23 cms

good/used

Soft cover

PRICE:

£15

 

A large catalogue of various Egyptian antiquities from a broad range of periods housed in the Cairo Museum. Text in Italian.

 

 

The American Discovery of Ancient Egypt.

Nancy Thomas


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1995

276

129+

 

28x26 cms

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Soft Cover

PRICE:

£20

 

A well-illustrated catalogue covering Egyptian antiquities from a wide range of periods and sites. 129 items illustrated and well described, as well as a guide to the US archaeological missions in Egypt.

 

 

Egyptian art in the Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum


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1952

47

50+ b/w

23x21 cms

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Soft Cover

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£4

 

A catalogue listing 51 important pieces of Egyptian art from the museum's collections.

 

 

Howard Carter Before Tutankhamun 

Nicholas Reeves and John Taylor


 

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1992

201

over 100

 

28x22 cms

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Soft Cover

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£10

 

A good read with plenty of colour illustrations. The book contains photographs of many objects not normally published in the standard catalogues of Tutankhamun's tomb goods.

 

 

Ancient Egypt

Warner Hutchinson


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1978

116

125 b/w

20 colour

28x22 cms

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Hard cover

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£5

 

A general guide to the history and arts of Egypt.

 

 

 

Treasures of Tutankhamun

I E S Edwards


 

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1978

175

33col+

28x21 cms

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Soft cover

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£5

 

A common but useful catalogue with plenty of illustrations and information.

 

 

Tutankhamun's Egypt

Cyril Aldred


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1972

78

78 b/w

23x18 cms

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Soft cover

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£4

 

Small format book with a reasonable range of illustrations.

 

 

Conqueror and Hero

Stephen Krensky


 

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1981

67

10+ b/w

25x16 cms

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Hard cover

PRICE: £6

 

Attractive small volume discussing Alexander the Great, intended as a children's introduction to the topic with some plates and line drawings.

 

 

Gemmen und Kameen des Altertums und der Neuzeit

Lippold


 

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1920

190

167

30x24 cms

good/used

Hard cover

PRICE: £40

 

Comprehensively illustrated guide to 1695 various ancient, Renaissance and 19th Century carved gems. A useful tool for the collector as ancient-style antique gems are well covered.  Text in German.

 

 

Greek Gods and Heroes

British Museum


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1978

32 text

73 b/w

24x19 cms

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Soft cover

PRICE: £7

 

An exhibition catalogue presenting a selection of items from the collections of the British Museum depicting Greek gods and heroes.

 

 

Kretische Palaste Mykenische Burgen

Parthenon collection, Stuttgart


 

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1957

16 text

48 b/w

28x20 cms

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PRICE: £6

 

A survey of Cretan and Mycenaean archaeology focussing more on architecture than art. Text in German.

 

 

Masterpieces of Cycladic Art

Merrin Gallery


 

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1988

46

 27 colour

27x27 cms

good/used

Soft cover

PRICE: £15

 

A stylish private press catalogue depicting and detailing 27 Cycladic marble sculptures.

 

 

Minoan Art

Forsdyke, British Academy


 

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1929

30 text

  12 B/W

26x16 cms

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Hard cover

PRICE: £25

 

A privately bound and elegantly presented publication of the 1929 British Academy lecture on Minoan art.

 

 

Musee d'Herakleion

Andronicos


 

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1978

48

  49 colour

24x17 cms

good/used

Soft cover

PRICE: £4

 

Guide to the Herakleion Museum, Crete. Text in french.

 

 

Rhodos

Christos Karousos


 

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1973

13

 67 Colour

22x15 cms

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Soft cover

PRICE: £4

 

A good archaeological guide to the island of Rhodes.

 

 

Roman Art

Museum News - The Toledo museum of art


 

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1964

319

145 b/w, 52 col

26x22cms

used/poor

hard cover

PRICE:

£12

 

Large introductory guide to Roman art and architecture with numerous illustrations. The dust cover is ripped and some of the pages are coming loose.

 

 

Gold Jewellery

Craft, Style and Meaning from Mycenae to Constantinopolis

Museum of Art, Rhode Island


 

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1983

227

64 b/w

27x18 cms

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Hard cover

RARE

PRICE:

£35

 

A scholarly publication exploring the workmanship of ancient gold with good detailed analytical photographs and text.

 

 

L'Homme Avant L'Ecriture

A. Varagnac, Ed.


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1959

504

40 plates

23x19  cms

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Hard cover

 

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£6

 

A substantial guide to prehistoric art and development, with a focus on France. Text in French. Dust cover in poor condition.

 

 

American Journal of Archaeology

Vol. 78. no. 1


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1974

103

24 b/w plates

28x20  cms

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Soft cover

 

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£4

 

A compilation of academic articles by various authors on overseas archaeology and antiquities (mainly Mediterranean).

 

 

Catalogue of Sculpture, Pre-Hellenic and Early Greek

British Museum Vol.1, Part1


 

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1928

214

43 plates

plus 246 b/w

25x20 cms

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Hard cover

PRICE:

£45

 

Excellent survey of the early Greek sculpture in the British Museum. Covers works in stone only; three-dimensional statuary as well as many architectural fragments. Though the illustrations are not large in format this is the only book which provides a comprehensive index of the museum's collections from the Cycladic to Archaic periods. Ex. Library copy.

 

 

Ancient Art

Brooklyn Museum


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1970

112

40+

23x15 cms

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Soft cover

PRICE:

£4

 

A general introduction to the antiquities collections of the Brooklyn Museum with a bias towards Egyptian art. Useful fold-out chronological table.

 

 

Greek Imperial Coins and their Values

David R. Sear


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1982

636

1750 b/w

22x15 cms

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Hard cover

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£25

 

Extremely detailed reference tool for the identification of Roman coins with Greek inscriptions, mainly from the Roman Imperial Period. Over 6,000 coins described!

 

 

Roman Coins and their Values

David R. Sear


 

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1981

376

900 b/w

+ 12 plates

22x14 cms

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Hard cover

PRICE:

£25

 

Over 4,300 coins listed and detailed in this volume covering the Roman coinage from the Republic to the 4th Century. (Coins with Latin inscriptions only).

 

 

Ages in Chaos

Immanuel Velikovsky


 

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1977

350

0

22x15 cms

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Hard cover

PRICE:

£3

 

A history-based fiction.

 

 

NFA, Art of Antiquity

NFA Antiquities, Los Angeles


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1980's

14

11 col

29x20 cms

Binding loose

Soft cover

PRICE:

£3

 

A private print catalogue listing a handful of superb Greek and Roman antiquities for sale.

 

 

Beth She'arim Catacombs 1-4

report on the excavations during 1936 - 1940 Vol. 1


 

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1973

228

36 b/w plates

27x22 cms

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Hard cover

 

PRICE:

£10

 

A detailed report on the excavations of the 2nd Century AD catacombs with some useful line drawings and illustrations of antiquities.

 

 

 

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