The Atlas of Ancient Rome & 10 Antiquarian Books

The Atlas of Ancient Rome & 10 Antiquarian Books Dimensions: Largest 12.25" H x 10" W Provenance: Property from the Estate of John 'Parker' Prindle, Jr. Boston, MA.

1743 Coins Numismatics Illustrated Numismata Imperatorum Vaillant Ancient ROME Jean Foy Vaillant was a popular 17th-century French numismatic known for his studies on ancient coins, most notably those

1767 Astrology 1ed Astronomicon Manilius Ancient Rome Occult Astronomy Zodiac Marcus Manilius was a first century Roman poet known for his famous collection of astrological poetry Astronomica. This bo

1692 Niccolo Machiavelli on LIVY Ancient Rome Government Political Philosophy “Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception.” ― Niccolò Machiavelli Niccolo Machiavelli is one

1853 CLASSICAL Cicero Suetonius Julius Caesar Classic Literature Ancient ROME 4v A rare, mid-19th-century collection of classical literature! Published by Bohn in the 1850s, this collection of works f

1886 Classical Atlas Rome Greece HOMER Odyssey Africa Asia Illustrated MAPS Rare Ginn Company’s Classical Atlas is a collection of 23 colored maps added to the ‘School and College Atlas of Ancient

1772 1ed Cimbri Wars Ancient ROME Bellum Cimbricum Pagan Germanic Tribes Muller Johannes von Muller was an 18th-century Swiss historian best-known for his studies the Cimbri people. Muller studied in

1670 Catiline Conspiracy WAR Sallust Ancient Rome Jugurthine War Africa Greece “No mortal man has ever served at the same time his passions and his best interests.” ― Sallust An imp

1876 1ed COINS & World Numismatics Ancient ROME Medals Illustrated Coinage George Mathews’ “Coinages of the World” is a fine, 19th-century treatise on numismatics. This book, like many similar,

1685 Catiline Conspiracy WAR Sallust Ancient Rome Jugurthine War Africa Greece An important first edition of Sallust’s “Conspiracy of Catiline”. This work contains 1st-century BC history of Cati

1822 Philippic Histories Justin Ancient ROME Macedonian Empire Trogus Delphini Justin was a roman historian about whom little is known. His fame lies with this one work, ‘Historiae Philippicae’ an

1853 Lays of Ancient Rome Macaulay ROMAN Poetry Horatius Punic Wars Huguenots “Then out spake brave Horatius,The Captain of the Gate:"To every man upon this earthDeath cometh soon or late.And how ca

1824 Aulus Gellius Attic Nights Noctes Atticae Ancient ROME Greece Philosophy Greek Delphini “Truth is the daughter of time” ― Aulus Gellius, Noctes Atticae, XII A very rare and beautiful ed

1822 Works of Lucius Florus History of Ancient Rome LIVY Latin Delphini “Men of outstanding ability are more likely to lack the power of controlling their own people than of defeating an enemy in ba

1828 ATLAS MAPS Ancient & Modern Geography Asia Africa Turkey Greece Delamarche Felix Delamarche was a well-known and important French cartographer from the 18th-century. His best and most widely used

1864 Coins Medals & Seals Numismatics Ancient Egypt ROME Money Illustrated William Prime was a 19th-century writer, best-known for his studies in art history and numismatics. Primes “Coins Medal

1837 Catacombs of ROME Ancient Roman Archaeology Illustrated Sculptures Art Desiré-Raoul Rochette was a 19th-century French archaeologist known for his numerous history books on ancient civilizatio

1887 1ed MORMON PROPHECY Lectures Signs of Times 7 Wonders Ancient World ROME Mormon elder Robert Smiths “Signs of the Times” is a series of prophetic lectures relating to Old and New Test

1629 Francesco Bertelli ITALY Geography Atlas Venice Pisa Rome Naples A rare 17th-century travel and geographical atlas of Italy published by Francesco Bertelli. This atlas covers cities and villages

1794 1d Adam Geography Astronomy VOYAGES Columbus Cortez Isaac Newton Egypt Rome Alexander Adam was an 18th-century Scottish author whose works focused on the history of Rome and ancient geography. Pe

1855 Smith’s ATLAS Geography 36 BEAUTIFUL Colored MAPS World ‘Smith’s Atlas of Modern and Ancient Geography’ is a collection of maps focusing on the United States, but includes maps of the wor

Rome, Chracas at S. Marco al Corso, 1747-61. In 2 oblong. 7 books (of 10) in two vols. Title pages with intaglio vignette, plates with period coloring, some slight flowering, contemporary half leather

1873 Ancient Pottery Vases Arches Egypt ROME Greece Etruscan ART Illustrated Samuel Birchs “History of Ancient Pottery” is a fine 19th-century history of ceramics and classical art. Birch

1886 1ed Johnston Classical Atlas 23 Color MAPS Greece ROME Peloponnesus Ginn Alexander Keith Johnston was a 19th-century Scottish cartographer who was known for his numerous atlases and history books