9780198148401 - Trees and Timber in the Ancient Mediterranean World de Meiggs, Russell (7 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. first published 1982, this copy is a 1998 reprint, hardback in jacket, 553 pages + small section b&w plates | book is very lightly read, clean and bright, free of notes etc; jacket shows some shelf wear there is a vertical crease to front inner flap | carefully packaged and dispatched from UK within two working days.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Special edition for Sandpiper Books Ltd, 1998. Light wear to the jacket, clean boards, firm binding, unmarked pages and endpapers. Not ex-library, no stickers. Ships in a box.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. Light shelfwear to book. A couple of corners lightly bumped. Minor spotting to boards. Dustjacket is protected in mylar. ; Special Edition for Sandpiper Books. Unchanged Reprint of 1982; 1.5 x 8.75 x 5.62 Inches; 598 pages; This is the first comprehensive study of timber supply and demand in the Near East and the world of ancient Greece and Rome. Drawing from a wide range of literary, epigraphic, and archaeological sources, Meiggs traces changing patterns in their historical setting, and examines the timber requirements of fleets and armies, building, agriculture, and sculpture and furniture. He also draws a tentative outline of the structure of the timber trade, with special emphasis on transport, and determines that the part played by Greece and Rome in deforestation has been greatly exaggerated.

8vo. Pp: xviii, 553. First edition. Green dust jacket with white text. Black buckram boards with gilt lettering to spine. Illustrated in black and white.ISBN: 0198148402 Near fine boards. Very good plus dust jacket with small surface mark to spine.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. 1983 Oxford University Press hardcover edition. Some reading wear else good condition.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good+. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Light foxing to text block else Fine. Minor shelfwear to DJ. DJ is faded. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 598 pages; This is the first comprehensive study of timber supply and demand in the Near East and the world of ancient Greece and Rome. Drawing from a wide range of literary, epigraphic, and archaeological sources, Meiggs traces changing patterns in their historical setting, and examines the timber requirements of fleets and armies, building, agriculture, and sculpture and furniture. He also draws a tentative outline of the structure of the timber trade, with special emphasis on transport, and determines that the part played by Greece and Rome in deforestation has been greatly exaggerated.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. Reprint. Stated speical edition for Sandpiper Books LTD., 1998 with complete number line beginning with "1". Mylar protected. Clean, tight and bright. No bumps, creases, tears or stains. Spine slightly rolled. No price listed. Not remaindered or library withdrawn. Shipped padded in a box with tracking number provided on domestic shipping.