Vendeur : B-Line Books, Amherst, NS, Canada
Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. Stiff unmarked book with rectangle excised from top of half-title page; mapped endpapers; in glossy dust jacket with light creasing.; 9 x 12"; 224 pages. N° de réf. du vendeur 44199
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Vendeur : BookMarx Bookstore, Steubenville, OH, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : New. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Family-owned bookshop in Steubenville, Ohio: BookMarx Bookstore. Books shipped within 24 hours. No marks or writing observed in text. Binding sound. Some creasing to spine and light wear on cover. N° de réf. du vendeur 118784
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Vendeur : The Bookseller, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good+. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good+. Minor shelf wear to book and dust jacket. Otherwise a tight, unmarked book. Illustrated. Index. 224 pp. N° de réf. du vendeur 052876
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Vendeur : Bookies books, Boyanup, WA, Australie
Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. 1st Edition. Book condition is near fine. Hard cover. 1st edition. Dust jacket near fine. Book boards are clean & unmarked front and back of the book. Book block is clean & unmarked all side of the book. Text body is clean and unmarked throughout the book. Spine intact. Over-all a great and neat copy of the book. See photos. Extra charges for over-sea shipping due to the weight is over 500gram. Packed with inscriptions dating from third millennium Mesopotamia to the Roman era, The Ancients in their Own Words offers an exciting way of understanding the ancient world through the words of the people of the times. The lives and words of the great and good- emperors, pharaohs, kings, and philosophers- are recorded, as well as those of ordinary people, such as restaurant owners, doctors, farmers, gladiators, and soldiers. The book includes samples of inscriptions from every major ancient civilization, from the third millennium BC Sargon Legend to Roman inscriptions dating from the fourth century AD. The book includes translations from well-known sources such as the Old Babylonian Code of Hammurabi, the Assyrian Sennacherib's Prism, Egyptian pharaoh Ptolemy V's Rosetta Stone, and the Greek Parian Marble, as well as many less-known inscriptions such as the Semitic Ebla Tablets, the Phoenician Kilamuwa Stela, and the Etruscan Pyrgi Plaques. Each inscription is accompanied by a translation, background context, and feature explaining a little-known aspect of the author, subject, or culture. Rendered into modern English, the quotations give the lay reader an insight into the laws, lives, customs, and concerns of people who lived many thousands of years ago. Book weight is 1.345kg. N° de réf. du vendeur ABE-1752130044981
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Vendeur : Manyhills Books, Traralgon, VIC, Australie
Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Hardcover. 224 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Amber Books, London, 2009. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in near fine condition and comes in very good dust jacket. More specifically: Edges of boards have superficial wear. Edges of dust jacket have light bumping and minor chips and/or tears. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Packed with inscriptions dating from third millennium Mesopotamia to the Roman era, this book offers an exciting way of understanding the ancient world through the words of the people of the times. Each inscription is accompanied by a translation, background context, and feature explaining a little-known aspect of the author, subject, or culture. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; ISBN/EAN: 9781906626259. Inventory No: 19120106. This item is heavy and may require additional shipping costs for destinations outside Australia. N° de réf. du vendeur 19120106
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Vendeur : Aragon Books Canada, OTTAWA, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Etat : New. N° de réf. du vendeur QCAN--0169
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