Jennison George (181 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: VG. Reprint of the 1928 edition. 260 pages. Animals -- Pictorial works. Animal behavior. Zoology -- History.

paperback. Condition: Fine. like new softcover. no marks clean text. solid binding. very light wear. ISBN matches listing Fast service with confirmation, no international or priority orders over 4lbs.

Condition: Near Fine wraps. 1st pbk. 12mo. 209pp. Original was Manchester U. Press in 1937.

Paperback. 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.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Salter, George [jacket] (illustrator). NON price-clipped dust jacket [$ 2.75] mostly clean, some age discoloration, colors muted but appear unfaded, edge wear, sunned spine, previous book store price label [.59] at front flap. Pages [127] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Tan boards with geometric pattern boards, red cloth spine, silver lettering, mostly clean [minor soiling at spine edges], a little shelf wear at extremities. PO's name at fep, marked out. A humorous real-life memoir. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed. Light shelf wear to the book and jacket. First printing, full number line. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Signed by the author. First printing / edition stated. The New England humorist looks at the state of Maine. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!

Hardcover. Black cloth, gold lettering on spine, no DJ, ex-lib, cover lightly rubbed, text solid. Nature; 3138.

Unknown. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01.

George French (illustrator). Softcover book in very good condition with small area of staining on the top corner of the front cover. Stain is not seen on verso of cover. Otherwise, the book is clean, tight and unmarked. with photographs by Maine photographer George French. By the author of "Vermont is Where You Find it".

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Animals for Show and Pleasure in Ancient Rome. Book.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New. Deadly combat between gladiators is perhaps the best-known example of public entertainment offered in the Roman world. Wild and domesticated animals were also a part of these extravagant shows, and the elaborate presentation-or sometimes butchery-of creatures to gild an official's magnificence was among the most common forms of public diversion. Pitting bulls against bears, lions against Christians and criminals, elephants against rhinoceroses or parading large numbers of giraffe or zebras, the games devised by the Romans ranged from astonishing to brutally cruel. It is now difficult to comprehend the pleasure that huge crowds took from the death or struggle of animals and people, but the history of the role of animals in ancient Rome is both fascinating and important in view of modern sports spectacles and the enjoyment we take in animals in our daily lives. Based entirely on primary source material and infused with the author's direct experience with many of the animals discussed, Animals for Show and Pleasure in Ancient Rome is a comprehensive investigation of the rise, function, and pageantry of wild and domesticated animals as household pets and as fodder for entertainment in the Roman world. Extending from Egypt through the Greek city-states to the magnificent coliseums of the golden age of Roman civilization, Jennison provides an absorbing, evocative, and in-depth history that includes information about what animals were known to the Romans, which creatures they liked best, which animals were used as pets, from what places they obtained animals and how much they cost, how they were trapped, and the architectural development and dispersion of arenas throughout the Roman world. Originally published in 1937, Animals for Show and Pleasure in Ancient Rome remains the authoritative work on the subject.

Condition: New. pp. xiv + 209.

Paperback. Condition: New. Deadly combat between gladiators is perhaps the best-known example of public entertainment offered in the Roman world. Wild and domesticated animals were also a part of these extravagant shows, and the elaborate presentation-or sometimes butchery-of creatures to gild an official's magnificence was among the most common forms of public diversion. Pitting bulls against bears, lions against Christians and criminals, elephants against rhinoceroses or parading large numbers of giraffe or zebras, the games devised by the Romans ranged from astonishing to brutally cruel. It is now difficult to comprehend the pleasure that huge crowds took from the death or struggle of animals and people, but the history of the role of animals in ancient Rome is both fascinating and important in view of modern sports spectacles and the enjoyment we take in animals in our daily lives. Based entirely on primary source material and infused with the author's direct experience with many of the animals discussed, Animals for Show and Pleasure in Ancient Rome is a comprehensive investigation of the rise, function, and pageantry of wild and domesticated animals as household pets and as fodder for entertainment in the Roman world. Extending from Egypt through the Greek city-states to the magnificent coliseums of the golden age of Roman civilization, Jennison provides an absorbing, evocative, and in-depth history that includes information about what animals were known to the Romans, which creatures they liked best, which animals were used as pets, from what places they obtained animals and how much they cost, how they were trapped, and the architectural development and dispersion of arenas throughout the Roman world. Originally published in 1937, Animals for Show and Pleasure in Ancient Rome remains the authoritative work on the subject.

Condition: VG, NO dj. 1st. 8vo. 260pp.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: Good. 1929. Reprinted. 344 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Contains in-text monochromatic illustrations throughout. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Presentation plate to front free end-paper. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Sunning to spine. Gilt lettering is darkened.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. 12mo. 186 pages. Pictorial brown cloth boards. Colour plate as frontispiece. Boards lightly rubbed, more heavily worn along edges; corners bumped; ends of spine starting to fray; a couple of small pale spots on rear board. Scattered spots to edges of text block. Endpapers toned; pencil price marks on front pastedown; pencil inscription on front free endpaper. Pages foxed throughout, mainly around margins. Gutters cracked in a few places.

Condition: New. pp. xiv + 209.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. with thirty-two full-page illustrations from ancient mss. and woodcuts, from engravings and photographs (illustrator). 1st Edition. Firmly bound, maroon cloth boards without a jacket, the spine is slightly faded with a little rubbing on the edges, minor foxing on the end papers and closed page edges, old name and date neatly written inside.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 32 full-page b.w. illustrations from ancient manuscripts and woodcuts, from engravings and photographs, which includes the frontis. pp. xiii, 260, plus 4 pages of publisher's adverts. Maroon cloth boards with blind-stamped image on upper board, (the same as the vignette on the title page), gilt lettering to spine which is slightly faded. Light foxing to the text-block and occasionally in the text. The binding is firm and there are no inscriptions. A fascinating study of the relationship between men and beasts from earliest times. The author was formerly the curator of The Zoological Gardens, Belle Vue, Manchester. 8vo.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Fair for year, hardcover. Generally clean, bright and tight.Some marks but otherwise in fair condition. Corners rubbed and bumped, wear to ends of spine. Some fading to spine. Prize certificate inside front cover. No dustjacket, burgundy cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Foxing to page edges.

Condition: Fair. 1929. Reprint. 343 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Illustrated by E. H. Fisher. B&W and colour illustrations and photographs throughout. Mild brown staining to pages on occasion. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Notable crack to front paste down. Rear hinge cracked with visible netting, thus the board is slack. Some gutter cracking. Moderate wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with small splits (approx. 2cm) to spine ends. Notable sunning to spine, with scuffing, staining and marking to boards. Book has a forward lean.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Deadly combat between gladiators is perhaps the best-known example of public entertainment offered in the Roman world. Wild and domesticated animals were also a part of these extravagant shows, and the elaborate presentation-or sometimes butchery-of creatures to gild an official's magnificence was among the most common forms of public diversion. Pitting bulls against bears, lions against Christians and criminals, elephants against rhinoceroses or parading large numbers of giraffe or zebras, the games devised by the Romans ranged from astonishing to brutally cruel. It is now difficult to comprehend the pleasure that huge crowds took from the death or struggle of animals and people, but the history of the role of animals in ancient Rome is both fascinating and important in view of modern sports spectacles and the enjoyment we take in animals in our daily lives.Based entirely on primary source material and infused with the author's direct experience with many of the animals discussed, Animals for Show and Pleasure in Ancient Rome is a comprehensive investigation of the rise, function, and pageantry of wild and domesticated animals as household pets and as fodder for entertainment in the Roman world. Extending from Egypt through the Greek city-states to the magnificent coliseums of the golden age of Roman civilization, Jennison provides an absorbing, evocative, and in-depth history that includes information about what animals were known to the Romans, which creatures they liked best, which animals were used as pets, from what places they obtained animals and how much they cost, how they were trapped, and the architectural development and dispersion of arenas throughout the Roman world. Originally published in 1937, Animals for Show and Pleasure in Ancient Rome remains the authoritative work on the subject. Animals for Show and Pleasure in Ancient Rome is a complete and comprehensive investigation of the rise, function, and pageantry of wild and domesticated animals as household pets and as fodder for entertainment in the Roman world. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Cloth. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. George Price (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. There is a library sticker on the inside cover and foxing on the end pages. There is thirty two full page illustrations.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Top edge of back cover is worn to boards. There are a few rips in the cloth near and on spine. Book is clean inside and out.