Jennison George (180 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. 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.

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

Paperback. Condition: Good. 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.

Condition: very_good.

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

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. 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. Salter, George [jacket] (illustrator).…

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

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 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". George French (illustrator).…

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

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 260 pp.+ 32 Photo Plts, Maroon Hardback, Gilt title, sm lt spot on spine else VG, no DJ, 1st ed (Neat).

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

Condition: New.

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

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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No dustwrapper. 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.…

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.…

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

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

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: New. 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. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ASZX; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272. . 2005. Paperback. . . . . …

Condition: New. In English.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

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.

Condition: New.

Cloth. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 261pp.Some curious chapters of natural history, with 32 full page illustrations from ancient mss.and woodcuts, from engravings and photographs.Red cloth covera little damaged on the spine, otherwise clean and tight inside and out. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. …