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1. Allen, J.R.. Celtic Art in Pagan and Christian Times. London: Bracken
Books, 1993. 8vo. Hard Cover. 315 pp., 44 pl., 81 ill. $35.00
2. Artamonov, M.I.. The Splendor of Scythian Art. Treasures from Scythian
Tombs. New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1969. 4to. Hard Cover. 296 pp., 331
ill., 23 site diagrams. Introduction by Tamara Talbot Rice. Minor damage to
bottom of spine (discolouration and minor tear to cloth). $110.00
3. Assorted. Das Buch Vom Gold. Lucerne: C.J. Bucher, 1975. 4to. Hard Cover.
287 pp., lavishly illustrated. Dust jacket has several tears at bottom of
front and back panels. A collection of essays on Gold and Art. $65.00
4. Avery, C.B.. The New Century Handbook of Greek Art and Architecture. New
York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1972. 8vo. Hard Cover. 213 pp., ill. Dust
jacket frayed at top of spine. $20.00
5. Barr-Sharrar, B. and Borza, E.N. (Edit.). Studies in the History of Art,
Vol. 10: Macedonia and Greece in Late Classical and Early Hellenistic Times.
Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1982. 4to. Card Cover. 268 pp., ill.
(includes 4 colour plates) A collection of papers including: The History and
Archaeology of Macedonia: Retrospect and Prospect; The Alexandrian Age:
Alexandrian Literature with Special Reference to Alexandrian Poetry; A
Reconsideration of the Pixodaros Affair; The Location of Alexander's
Campaign against the Illyrians in 335 B.C,; The Coinage of Philip II and
Alexander III; Macedonian Metal Vases in Perspective: Some Observations on
Context and Tradition; Macedonian Royal Jewelry; Macedonian Tombs: Their
Architecture and Architectural Decoration; Early Greek Mosaic; Painting in
the Time of Alexander and Later. (Eighteen articles in all) Cover has wear
along edges length of the spine. $21.95
6. Chamoux, F.. The Pallas Library of Art. Vol. II: Greek Art. Greenwich:
New York Graphic Society, 1966. 4to. Hard Cover. 103 pp., 45 colour pl., 39
black and white ill. Dust jacket torn at top of rear panel. A previous
owner's address inscribed on flyleaf. Several parallel indentations on title
page and several following pages. $35.00
7. Collon, D.. Interpreting the Past: Near Eastern Seals. Berkeley:
University of California Press, 1990. 8vo. Card Cover. 64 pp., 45 fig. Cover
has some minor discolourations, as does outer bottom edges of pages. $15.00
8. Fol, A. (Edit.). The Rogozen Treasure. Sofia: Publishing House of the
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1989. 4to. Hard Cover. 194 pp., lavish ill.
Dust jacket frayed along edges. $50.00
9. Green, M.. Animals in Celtic Life and Myth. London: Routledge, 1992. 8vo.
Hard Cover. 283 pp., 140 ill. $45.00
10. Hampe, R. and Simon, E.. The Birth of Greek Art from the Mycenaean to
the Archaic Period. New York: Oxford University Press, 1981. 4to. Hard
Cover. 316 pp., 504 ill., 60 in colour. Foreword by John Boardman. Dust
jacket worn along edges, small tear at top of spine. $125.00
11. Havelock, C.M.. Hellenistic Art. The Art of the Classical World from the
Death of Alexander the Great to the Battle of Actium. London: The Phaidon
Press, 1971. First Edition. 4to. Hard Cover. 283 pp., 20 colour pl., 177
black & white ill. Dust jacket has several tears at both outer corners of
back panel. Also showing wear at top and bottom of spine. $50.00
12. Homann-Wedeking, E.. The Art of Archaic Greece. New York: Greystone
Press, 1966. 8vo. Hard Cover. 226 pp., ill. $30.00
13. Lowden, J.. The Octateuchs. A Study in Byzantine Manuscript
Illustration. University Park: The Pennsylvania State University Press,
1992. 4to. Hard Cover. 140 pp., 179 fig. $60.00
14. Mitten, D.G., Pedley, J.G. and Scott, J.A. (Edit.). Studies Presented to
George M.A. Hanfmann. Cambridge, MA: Fogg Art Museum, 1971. 4to. Hard Cover.
xx, 244 pp., 63 pl. $75.00
15. Muscarella, O.W. (Edit.). Ladders to Heaven. Art Treasures from Lands of
the Bible. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1981. 8vo. Hard Cover. 332 pp.,
286 ill., and 24 colour plates. Dustjacket is rather worn along edges, torn
in several places on front panel, and has been mylared. Book is worn along
bottom edges, and has some dirt on the top and bottom edges of pages.
'Ladders to Heaven is a magnificent testimony to the art treasures of the
ancient Near East, an unprecedented collection of the masterworks of ancient
artists and craftsmen. Reproduced in glowing visual detail, these priceless
objects recreate the spirit of the cradle of modern civilization - the lands
of the Bible. The objects illustrated in this collector's volume are part of
a collection entrusted to the Lands of the Bible Archaeology Foundation by
Dr. Elie Borowski.' (Front inside panel of dust jacket) $65.00
16. Mylonas, G.E.. Mycenae and the Mycenaean Age. Princeton: Princeton
University Press, 1966. 4to. Hard Cover. 251 pp., 153 black & white ill.
Dust jacket has several tears on spine, three inch tear at top of back
panel. $50.00
17. Oakeshott, W.. The Mosaics of Rome from the Third to the Fourteenth
Centuries. Greenwich: New York Graphic Society, 1967. 4to Hard Cover. No
Jacket. 388 pp., 33 colour pl. 244 black & white pl. Tipped in plates. Cover
has several minor wear spots on edges. $135.00
18. Osborne, R.. Classical Landscape With Figures. The Ancient Greek City
and its Countryside. London: Sheridan House, 1987. 4to. Hard Cover. 216 pp.,
66 ill. $50.00
19. Picard, G.. Roman Painting. Greenwich: New York Graphic Society, 1968.
4to. Hard Cover. 104 pp., 70 ill. Dust jacket has small tear on back panel.
$45.00
20. Renfrew, C.. The Cycladic Spirit. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., ND.
4to. Hard Cover. 207 pp., 213 ill. $50.00
21. Richter, G.M.A.. Greek Art. A Handbook. London: The Phaidon Press, 1963.
Third Edition. 4to. Hard Cover. 423 pp., 508 ill. Dust jacket frayed along
edges, faded and worn, mylar coating falling off. $30.00
22. Richter, G.M.A. (Abridged and Revised By R.R.R. Smith). The Portraits of
the Greeks. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1984. Second Edition. 4to.
Hard Cover. 256 pp., 312 ill. Originally published in three volumes,
'shortly before her death, Richter prepared a one-volume edition of that
classic work, which has now been revised, updated, and seen through the
press by Oxford scholar, R.R.R. Smith.' (Inside flap of dust jacket) Cover
has a small bump at the base of the spine. $39.95
23. Schweitzer, B.. Greek Geometric Art. London: Phaidon Press Ltd., 1971.
4to. Hard Cover. 352 pp., 239 pl. ill., 137 text ill. $85.00
24. Siliotti, A. (Edit.). Egypt. Spendours of an Ancient Civilization.
London: Thames and Hudson, 1994. Folio. Hard Cover. 291 pp., Over 300 ill,
including 272 in colour, double fold out map. Lavishly illustrated.
$45.00
25. Snyder, J.. Medieval Art. Painting, Sculpture, Architecture 4th - 14th
Century. New York: Prentice Hall / Harry N. Abrams, 1989. 4to Hard Cover.
Dust jacket has a tear in back panel. 511 pp., 688 ill. (includes 73 colour
plates and 4 maps) $50.00
26. Tolstikov, V. and Treister, M.. The Gold of Troy. Searching for Homer's
Fabled City. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1996. 4to. Hard Cover. 239
pp., 277 ill. (263 in colour) $35.00
27. Ward-Perkins, J. and Claridge, A.. Pompeii AD 79. New York: Alfred A.
Knopf, 1978. 4to. Hard Cover. 215 pp., well ill. Dust jacket frayed along
edges. $30.00
28. Wessell, K.. Byzantine Enamels from the 5th to the 13th Century.
Greenwich: New York Graphic Society, 1967. 4to. Hard Cover. 211 pp., 23
colour pl., 111 black and white ill. Dust jacket has several tears.
$90.00
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