Ambassadors by Jonathan Wright (37 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Condition: Good. Item in good condition and has highlighting/writing on text. Used texts may not contain supplemental items such as CDs, info-trac etc.

Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. reading copy only - this book is damaged /worn /marked HARDCOVER Standard-sized.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Stated First Edition. FINE HARDCOVER. From the cuneiform civilizations of the ancient Near East to the clashing empires of the early modern age, this book brings alive the men who introduced the great cultures of the world to each other. It was through the eyes of ambassadors, even more than through the grandiose adventuring of conquistadors and circumnavigators, that the nations of the world viewed each other. Includes notes, an Index and a bibliography. Looks new. Size: 6 x 9".

hardcover. Condition: New.

hardcover. Condition: New. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Edition. This is a new hard cover first edition review copy in a new mylar protected DJ. Alas, no review slip.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Beautiful unread and unopened First Edition, First Printing. Tight, square, solid and clean throughout with no discernible wear. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. Protected with archival mylar. A terrific collectable copy offered at a great price.

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Hardcover. First Edition. Fine in dustjacket.; 8vo.

First U.S. edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; xxiv, 374 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-362) and index. Contents; Introduction -- "Glorious Hermes, herald of the deathless gods" -- Greeks and Indika -- A Sanskrit Machiavelli -- The son of heaven -- Charlemagne's elephant -- Byzantium -- The crown of thorns -- A rooftop in Naples : Europe and the Mongols -- The new diplomacy -- Reformation -- Schisms -- "An Iliad of miseries" : Europe and the Ottomans -- Wotton versus Sherley -- The physics of diplomacy. Subjects; Ambassadors History To 1500. Ambassadors History 16th century. Genres; Bibliography. Illustrated. 3 Kg.

Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket. 1st Am. Ed hardbound Sm sticker on back jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First American Edition. 1.5 x 9 x 6.4 Inches; 374 pages.

First U.S. edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; xxiv, 374 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-362) and index. Contents; Introduction -- "Glorious Hermes, herald of the deathless gods" -- Greeks and Indika -- A Sanskrit Machiavelli -- The son of heaven -- Charlemagne's elephant -- Byzantium -- The crown of thorns -- A rooftop in Naples : Europe and the Mongols -- The new diplomacy -- Reformation -- Schisms -- "An Iliad of miseries" : Europe and the Ottomans -- Wotton versus Sherley -- The physics of diplomacy. Subjects; Ambassadors History To 1500. Ambassadors History 16th century. Genres; Bibliography. Illustrated. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Bargain book!

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Jacket Condition: 'Near Fine' Condition: 'Near Fine' Notes: Sticker to dust jacket inside front cover on flap.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. xxiv, 374pp, index, bibliography, endnotes, bw ills. Or boards in jacket. Near new. Size: 8vo.

Condition: , , fine copy / mooi exemplaar. 2006, paperback, fine copy / mooi exemplaar.

Original publisher's brown paper-covered boards, gilt title spine, pictorial dustjacket, large 8vo: xiv, 336pp., illustrations, acknowledgements, credits pictures, notes & references, general bibliography, index. Very fine copy - as new.,

Condition: Very Good. 2006. First Edition. 336 pages. Signed by the author. Beige pictorial dust jacket over brown cloth. Black and white illustrations. Flat signed by Author. Pages are clean and bright, and appear almost good as new. With minimal tanning throughout. Binding has remained firm. Boards are clean and bright, and appear almost good as new. With minimal rub wear and creasing. Unclipped jacket is clean and bright, and appear almost good as new. With minimal rub wear and creasing.

Condition: very good. London : HarperPress, 2006. Hardcover. Dustjacket. ix, 336 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. Condition : very good copy. ISBN 9780007173433. Keywords : HISTORY,

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First edition-first printing. Mint condition.HarperPress,2006.First edition-first printing.Tan hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(a couple of small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover),both in mint condition.Illustrated with b/w photos,drawings.340pp including Notes,select bibliography,index.Price un-clipped. This is another paragraph Product Description: This is an authoritative and entertaining account of the earliest ambassadors, who were at once diplomats, explorers and chroniclers of exotic civilisations. In this book of extraordinary journeys and epochal encounters, Jonathan Wright traces the ambassadors' story from Ancient Greece and Ashoka's empire in India to the European Enlightenment and the birth of the nation state. He shows us Byzantine envoys dining with Attila the Hun, thirteenth-century monks journeying from Flanders to the Asian steppe, and Tudor ambassadors grappling with the chaos of Reformation. He examines the rituals and institutions of diplomacy, asking - for instance - why it was felt necessary to send an Elephant from Baghdad to Aachen in 801 A.D. And he explores diplomacy's dangers, showing us terrified, besieged ambassadors surviving on horsemeat and champagne in 1900s Beijing. Wherever they journeyed, the ambassadors reported back on everything they encountered - from moralities and myths to the plants and animals, fashions and foods of the countries in which they found themselves. Exchanging ideas and commodities, they enabled countries and civilisations to get acquainted in sometimes unpredictable ways. Whether discussing the replacement of the roving by the resident ambassador or the subjects of the diplomatic immunity, gift - giving, intelligence - gathering and extraterritoriality, the author has fresh and intriguing things to say. For ambassadors, as much as any conqueror, merchant or explorer, have helped to write the human story.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st printing, unread, not price clipped, no owner's name or other inscription, D/j has some light shelf wear to foot of inside flap but D/j has no tears, nicks or marks and is now protected by a clear removable sleeve.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First edition-first printing. Mint condition.HarperPress,2006.First edition-first printing.Tan hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(a couple of small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover),both in mint condition.Illustrated with b/w photos,drawings.340pp including Notes,select bibliography,index.Price un-clipped. This is another paragraph Product Description: This is an authoritative and entertaining account of the earliest ambassadors, who were at once diplomats, explorers and chroniclers of exotic civilisations. In this book of extraordinary journeys and epochal encounters, Jonathan Wright traces the ambassadors' story from Ancient Greece and Ashoka's empire in India to the European Enlightenment and the birth of the nation state. He shows us Byzantine envoys dining with Attila the Hun, thirteenth-century monks journeying from Flanders to the Asian steppe, and Tudor ambassadors grappling with the chaos of Reformation. He examines the rituals and institutions of diplomacy, asking - for instance - why it was felt necessary to send an Elephant from Baghdad to Aachen in 801 A.D. And he explores diplomacy's dangers, showing us terrified, besieged ambassadors surviving on horsemeat and champagne in 1900s Beijing. Wherever they journeyed, the ambassadors reported back on everything they encountered - from moralities and myths to the plants and animals, fashions and foods of the countries in which they found themselves. Exchanging ideas and commodities, they enabled countries and civilisations to get acquainted in sometimes unpredictable ways. Whether discussing the replacement of the roving by the resident ambassador or the subjects of the diplomatic immunity, gift - giving, intelligence - gathering and extraterritoriality, the author has fresh and intriguing things to say. For ambassadors, as much as any conqueror, merchant or explorer, have helped to write the human story.

2006 Wright, Jonathan THE AMBASSADORS NY: Harcourt Books, c2006 First US edition 374pp, b/w photos, biblio, index Lg 8vo New hardcover copy with d/w.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2006. A very presentable copy, internally clean throughout with no significant creases or wear, and covers firm and secure. Dust jacket is however a little worn, with some rubbing around the outer edges and corners, particularly at base of spine, which is also faded from sunlight exposure. Why on Amazon do most sellers not describe their actual book? Buy with confidence and support a genuine Independent Bricks & Mortar Real Bookshop. We are Maynard & Bradley CAMBO & PBFA(now lapsed) members here in Leicester City Centre Size: 165 x 240 mm. 374. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Britain/UK; Modern; ISBN: 0151011117. ISBN/EAN: 9780151011117. Inventory No: 40905.

Condition: Sehr gut. IX, 336 p., plates. From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Allover very good and clean. - In the long history of civilisation, ambassadors have played a pre-eminent role; their missions of faith and trade, of politics and love have brought people (and peoples) together in ways that have frequently changed the world. In this book of extraordinary journeys and epochal encounters, Jonathan Wright traces the ambassadors story from Ancient Greece and Ashokas empire in India to the European Enlightenment and the birth of the nation state. He shows us Byzantine envoys dining with Attila the Hun, thirteenth-century monks journeying from Flanders to the Asian steppe, and Tudor ambassadors grappling with the chaos of Reformation. He examines the rituals and institutions of diplomacy, asking for instance why it was felt necessary to send an elephant from Baghdad to Aachen in 801 A.D. And he explores diplomacys dangers, showing us terrified, besieged ambassadors surviving on horsemeat and champagne in 1900s Beijing. Wherever they journeyed, ambassadors reported back on everything they encountered from moralities and myths to the plants and animals, fashions and foods of the countries in which they found themselves. Exchanging ideas and commodities, they enabled countries and civilisations to get acquainted in sometimes unpredictable ways. Whether discussing the replacement of the roving by the resident ambassador or the subjects of diplomatic immunity, gift-giving, intelligence-gathering and extraterritoriality, the author has fresh and intriguing things to say. For ambassadors, as much as any conqueror, merchant or explorer, have helped to write the human story. - Jonathan Wright was born in Hartlepool in 1969. He was educated at the universities of St Andrews, Pennsylvania and Oxford, where he gained his doctorate in history in 1998. His first book, The Jesuits: Missions, Myths and History, has been translated into ten languages. ISBN 9780007173433 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 693 Original cloth with dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardback published by Harper Collins 1st Edition 2006, B/W plates VG+ in VG+ dustwrapper.