Bittlestone Robert (24 results)

Condition: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Hardback. Condition: Good. Where is the Ithaca described in such detail in Homer's Odyssey? The mystery has baffled scholars for over two millennia, particularly because Homer's descriptions bear little resemblance to the modern island called Ithaki. This highly illustrated book tells the extraordinary story of the exciting recent discovery of the true location of Homer's Ithaca by following a detective trail of literary, geological and archaeological clues. We can now identify all the places on the island that are mentioned in the epic - even the site of Odysseus' Palace itself. The pages of the Odyssey come alive as we follow its events through a landscape that opens up before our eyes via glorious colour photographs and 3D satellite images. Over a century after Schliemann's discovery of Troy, this breakthrough will revolutionise our understanding of Homer's texts and of our cultural ancestors in Bronze Age Greece.…

Condition: good. Missing Dust Cover - Used book in good and clean conditions. Limited notes marks and highlighting may be present. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on edges. Item may be missing CDs or access codes. May include library marks. Fast Shipping.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good in Good Dust Jacket. First edition. 4to, 598 pp., color photos throughout. Head and heel of spine lightly bumped, light bottom edge shelfwear, jacket a bit handled and edgeworn.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. (UK) Tiny errant pen mark(1/8" long) to the top edge of pages, no other markings, Fine in Very Good dust jacket with tiny moisture mark to the estreme top edge of rear panel of dust jacket. DJ is in mylar sleeve. Boards, xx, 598pp, index. Mosly colour photos. Two professors of classics and one stratigrapher go to Greece to search for Odysseus' homeland, the island of Ithaca. Pouring through Homeric texts for clues, the authors argue convincingly that the Ithaca described in Homer is actually the island of Cephalonia. A fascinating work of literary detection. A heavy book. (4.9 JM HOJ 300/5 Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12". …

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Condition: New. This is a Brand-new US Edition. This Item may be shipped from US or any other country as we have multiple locations worldwide.

Condition: New.

Cambridge; Cambridge University Press, 2010. 25,5x19,5 cm. xviii, 201, (1 blank) pp. Publisher's boards with printed dustjacket. The jacket has a short tear at rear top corner. Top corners are slightly bumped. A fine copy.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Book is in unread or gently read condition. Binding is tight and square. Pages are clean and unmarked. Dust Jacket is in a brodart cover. Ex-library with usual markings.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Well reviewed study in which Bittlestone plausibly claims to have identified Ithaca. pp598. Illus. Heavy. DW in original archival sleeve, so in rather good condition.

Cloth. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Printing. 597pp/illus. This highly illustrated book tells the extraordinary story of the exciting recent discovery of the true location of Homer's Ithaca by following a detective trail of literary, geological and archaeological clues. We can now identify all the places on the island that are mentioned in the epic - even the site of Odysseus' Palace itself. The pages of the Odyssey come alive as we follow its events through a landscape that opens up before our eyes via glorious colour photographs and 3D satellite images. Clean.…

Condition: Used. pp. xx + 598 340 Figures, Illus. (Col.), Maps.

Condition: Used. pp. xx + 598, Maps.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket.; 10.1 X 7.9 X 1.8 inches; 618 pages.

Condition: Used. pp. xx + 598 Epilogue.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 4to. Navy cloth boards with silver lettering to spine. Navy endpapers. xx, 598 p.p. Numerous colour and B&W photographs and figures thoughout. A few spots of staining to tail edge of text block. Light bumping to dust jacket in a few places, but overall a near fine copy. Where is the Ithaca described in such detail in Homer's Odyssey? This highly illustrated book tells the extraordinary story of the exciting recent discovery of the location. Literary, geological and archaelogical clues are carefully examined to solve a problem which has baffled scholars for over two millenia.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 618 pages. 10.25x8.75x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. LIKE NEW. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

reprint dust jacket As New quarto xx + 598pp., col. pls., maps, appends., bibliog., indexes, Story of the literary, geological and archaeological research that led to the recent discovery of the true location of Homer's Ithaca, the places on the island mentioned in the epic and the site of Odysseus's Palace itself.…

Condition: Minor rubbing. VG. orig.boards Minor rubbing. VG. Textual maps & illustrations 26x18cm, xx,598 pp. "Where is the Ithaca described in such detail in Homer's Odyssey? The mystery has baffled scholars for over two millennia, particularly because Homer's descriptions bear little resemblance to the modern island called Ithaki. This highly illustrated book tells the extraordinary story of the exciting recent discovery of the true location of Homer's Ithaca by following a detective trail of literary, geological and archaeological clues. We can now identify all the places on the island that are mentioned in the epic - even the site of Odysseus' Palace itself. The pages of the Odyssey come alive as we follow its events through a landscape that opens up before our eyes via glorious colour photographs and 3D satellite images.Over a century after Schliemann's discovery of Troy, this breakthrough will revolutionise our understanding of Homer's texts and of our cultural ancestors in Bronze Age Greece" - Publisher's description.…