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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Twenty color plates, ten maps, with many black-and-white illustrations throughout (illustrator). 1st Edition. BRILLIANT: AUTHORITATIVE: COMPREHENSIVE: LUCID: NEW hardcover 1st ed. (orig. 1986, printing unstated), no jacket, UNMARKED smooth-cut text-block exterior, VERY GOOD to NEAR FINE Oxford-navy-blue library-durable cloth-over-boards cover w/ VERY GOOD edges & corners & w/ titles & Oxford crest gilt-stamped on spine, AS-NEW sewn binding w/ tight signatures & w/ red & yellow cloth bands at spine-caps, handsome silver-tone end-papers w/ front end-papers showing Battle between Macedonians & Persians (details of marble Alexander Sarcophagus, c. 325-300 BC) & w/ back end-papers showing Roman soldiers in front of a fort (from Trajan's column, Rome, cast marble, AD 113), pristine interior handsomely printed in full-page format on excellent unblemished paper * List of (20) color plates (viii), List of (10) maps (ix), Acknowledgments (x), Introduction (1-18) * Table of Events (830-860), Descriptive List of Illustrations (861-872), Index (873-882) *7.62" x 9.88", 2.14 kg, 882 pp. * The purpose of this book is to give the general reader a comprehensive view of the Graeco-Roman world, its history & its achievements. After a general introduction there are three main sections. The 1st, Greece, runs from the 8th to the 4th centuries BC, a period unparalleled in history for its brilliance in literature, philosophy & the visual arts. The 2nd, Greece & Rome, deals w/ the Hellenization of the Middle East by the monarchies established in the area conquered by Alexander the Great, the growth of Rome, & the impact of the two cultures on one another. The 3rd, Rome, covers the foundation of the Roman Empire by Augustus & its consolidation in the 1st two centuries AD, while an envoi discusses some aspects of the later Empire & its influence on western civilization, not least through the adoption of Christianity. Within each section chapters dealing w/ political & social history are interspersed w/ chapters on literature, philosophy, & the arts; the historical framework is reinforced by maps & chronological charts. There are bibliographies & a full index & the book is illustrated w/ 16 pp. of color plates & more than 250 b-w illus. integrated w/ the text. All of the 30 contributors are acknowledged authorities in their fields. They have taken great pains to present the latest position of modern scholarship in an accessible narrative, concentrating on those aspects of the classical world that are both important for the understanding of each period & of lasting interest to todays' reader. * "For anyone with an interest in classical civilization, either personal or scholarly, this book provides both a deeply satisfying integrated narrative & authoritative detailed discussions of specific important topics by preeminent scholars. An amazingly rich treasure-house of classical civilization!" - Alden Prynne, for Mnemosyne.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Twenty color plates, ten maps, with many black-and-white illustrations throughout (illustrator). 1st Edition. BRILLIANT: AUTHORITATIVE: COMPREHENSIVE: LUCID: NEW First Edition hardcover (Orig. 1986) printing unstated, NEW unclipped mylar-protected jacket w/ excellent edges & corners, IMMACULATE smooth-cut text-block exterior, NEW Oxford-navy-blue library-durable cloth-over-boards cover w/ sharp new edges & corners & w/ titles & Oxford crest gilt-stamped on spine, NEW sewn binding w/ tight signatures & w/ red & yellow cloth bands at spine-caps, IMPECCABLE handsome silver-tone end-papers w/ front end-papers showing Battle between Macedonians & Persians (details of marble Alexander Sarcophagus, c. 325-300 BC) & w/ back end-papers showing Roman soldiers in front of a fort (from Trajan's column, Rome, cast marble, AD 113), PRISTINE interior handsomely printed in full-page format on EXCELLENT UNBLEMISHED paper * CONTENTS: List of (20) color plates (viii), List of (10) maps (ix), Acknowledgments (x), Introduction (1-18) * Table of Events (830-860), Descriptive List of Illustrations (861-872), Index (873-882) *7.62" x 9.88", 2.14 kg, 882 pp. * ABOUT THE BOOK: The purpose of this book is to give the general reader a COMPREHENSIVE view of the Graeco-Roman world, its history & its achievements. After a general introduction there are three main sections. The first, "Greece", runs from the 8th to the 4th centuries BC, a period unparalleled in history for its brilliance in literature, philosophy & the visual arts. The second, "Greece & Rome", deals w/ the Hellenization of the Middle East by the monarchies established in the area conquered by Alexander the Great, the growth of Rome, & the impact of the two cultures on one another. The third, "Rome", covers the foundation of the Roman Empire by Augustus & its consolidation in the 1st two centuries AD, while an envoi discusses some aspects of the later Empire & its influence on western civilization, not least through the adoption of Christianity. Within each section chapters dealing w/ political & social history are interspersed w/ chapters on literature, philosophy, & the arts; the historical framework is reinforced by maps & chronological charts. There are bibliographies & a full index & the book is illustrated w/ 16 pp. of color plates & more than 250 b-w illus. integrated w/ the text. All of the 30 contributors are acknowledged authorities in their fields. They have taken great pains to present the latest position of modern scholarship in an accessible narrative, concentrating on those aspects of the classical world that are both important for the understanding of each period & of lasting interest to todays' reader. * HIGH PRAISE: "For anyone w/ an interest in classical civilization, either personal or scholarly, this book provides both a deeply satisfying integrated narrative & authoritative detailed discussions of specific important topics by preeminent scholars. An amazingly rich treasure-house of classical civilization!" - Alden Prynne, for Mnemosyne * SHIPPING: We custom wrap & label & securely package this superb book for FREE shipment within the United States via USPS Media MaiL (or via USPS Priority Mail for a nominal $10.00 charge) and at our posted rates to international destinations via USPS First Class Airmail (recommended) or USPS Priority Airmail.

10"x7½" (25.5x19cm). First edition, later printing. "Comprehensive view of the Graeco-Roman world, its history and its achievements." ppX,882,(4) with colour plates, in-text illustrations, maps, table of events, and index; pictorial endpapers. Hardback / hard cover: blue-black cloth, backstrip titled etc in gilt. Front cover a little faded along lower edge, lower outer corner bumped. Lower outer corner of rear cover very slightly bumped. Contents fine. VERY GOOD+ copy in VERY GOOD+ unclipped dust jacket. (Heavy item, overseas shipping at cost.).

Hardback in Dust Wrapper. First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper (black boards with gilt titling to the spine) Physically 10" x 7¾" (1.6 kg); 456pp; Index; In the Oxford History of the Classical World series; Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs; Chronological Tables; Colour Plates [11]; Maps [4]; Illustrated endpapers and blanks; Plans; ISBN: 0198143796 || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #181269|| Condition: Very Good in Very Good Dust Wrapper. A little rubbing to the edges of the dust wrapper. Text complete, clean and tight.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. x, 882 pp. LCC: 8521774 Very good condition; touches of soiling on edges of papers.