Histories by Chilver (37 results)

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1979, First Edition, 8vo., 280 pages. English/Latin text, name of previous owner on front endpage. Jacket price clipped, some shading to jacket also, else book and jacket in very good condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Used-Very Good. First Edition. Cloth, dj. Jacket spine, edges of panels, sunned and toned. Else fine. A sound copy with bright, clean internals.

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Dust Jacket. Ex-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers and pocket else VG+; Commentary by Prof. Chilver on the first two books of Cornelius Tacitus' first major historical work known as the Histories. In these books I & II, Tacitus describes the fall of the first emperor, Galba, and an account of the war in which the second emperor, Otho, was defeated by Vitellius and committed suicide, and of the challenge of the final victor, Vespasian, presented to Vitellius in the latter part of year A. D. 69. Includes emphasis on the major historical themes, analysis of textural and syntactical problems when their solution is vital to establishing Tacitus' meaning. 280 pgs. Illustrated with two maps: the Roman Empire in A. D. 69, and Eastern Gaul, the Alps, and Northern Italy.; 280 pages.…

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:0198148305.

Condition: Acceptable.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Very Good Dust Jacket. First Edition. Very good+/near fine hardcover with very good dust jacket. 1st printing of 1st edition, 1985, Oxford at the Clarendon Press, completed and revised by G. B. Townend following the passing of G.E.F. Chilver in 1982. Includes prefatory note from Townend dated April 1984. xii, 110pp, with index. From the personal collection of a since-retired classics professor. Interior appears free of markings. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine look almost like new. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square. Unclipped DJ has some age-toning. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Very Good- Dust Jacket. First Edition. Very good+ hardcover with very good- dust jacket. 1st printing of 1st edition, 1979, Oxford University Press. From the personal collection of a retired classics professor, with his name/year purchased written on front endpaper. Bottom outer corner faintly dinged, otherwise blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine look great. Text otherwise unmarked and clean, pages crisp. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square. Unclipped DJ has sunning/age-toning to spine and inner flaps, light rubbing. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. …

Hardcover. Condition: Used-Very Good. 1st Edition. Cloth, dj. Jacket spine sunned; additional light sunning to edges of panels. Small pock mark next to title on front panel. Else fine. A sound copy with crisp, clean internals.

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Endpapers slightly foxed. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xii,110 p. : map; 23 cm. Subjects: Tacitus, Cornelius. Historiae. Liber 4-5; Tacitus, Cornelius 55-120 Historiae 4,5; Tacitus, Cornelius. Historiae; Rome History Flavians, 69-96; Latin literature Classical; Rome History; Rome History Vespasian, 69-79 Historiography; Rome Histoire 69-79 (Vespasien) Historiographie; Rome (Empire). 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Former owner's name on ffep. DJ spine has light sunning with a few small tears. DJ is price-clipped.; Commentary by Prof. Chilver on the first two books of Cornelius Tacitus' first major historical work known as the Histories. In these books I & II, Tacitus describes the fall of the first emperor, Galba, and an account of the war in which the second emperor, Otho, was defeated by Vitellius and committed suicide, and of the challenge of the final victor, Vespasian, presented to Vitellius in the latter part of year A. D. 69. Includes emphasis on the major historical themes, analysis of textural and syntactical problems when their solution is vital to establishing Tacitus' meaning. 280 pgs. Illustrated with two maps: the Roman Empire in A. D. 69, and Eastern Gaul, the Alps, and Northern Italy.; 280 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (G. P. Goold). Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock. DJ spine has light sunning.; Commentary by Prof. Chilver on the first two books of Cornelius Tacitus' first major historical work known as the Histories. In these books I & II, Tacitus describes the fall of the first emperor, Galba, and an account of the war in which the second emperor, Otho, was defeated by Vitellius and committed suicide, and of the challenge of the final victor, Vespasian, presented to Vitellius in the latter part of year A. D. 69. Includes emphasis on the major historical themes, analysis of textural and syntactical problems when their solution is vital to establishing Tacitus' meaning. 280 pgs. Illustrated with two maps: the Roman Empire in A. D. 69, and Eastern Gaul, the Alps, and Northern Italy.; 280 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (G. P. Goold). Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock. DJ has light sunning. Mild soiling to DJ; Deals with the last few days of A. D. 69 after the death of Vitellius, the outbreak of the revolt on the Rhine, and events of the early months of A. D. 70 in Rome, German and the East, where Vespasian, now supreme master of the Empire, was preparing his return to Rome. Tactius displays his mastery in recounting not only senatorial debates in the capital but also the complexities of the war on the Rhine, in which Roman legions were demoralised and virtually destroyed before the new government was able to send fresh troops to restore the situation. Book V also contains Tacitus' curious account of the history and the country of the Jews, breakin off just before the destruction of Jerusalem.; 124 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Dustjacket is protected in mylar. DJ has some edgewear with two small close tears and rubbing along edges. DJ is discolored to spine and back panel and portion of front panel.; Commentary by Prof. Chilver on the first two books of Cornelius Tacitus' first major historical work known as the Histories. In these books I & II, Tacitus describes the fall of the first emperor, Galba, and an account of the war in which the second emperor, Otho, was defeated by Vitellius and committed suicide, and of the challenge of the final victor, Vespasian, presented to Vitellius in the latter part of year A. D. 69. Includes emphasis on the major historical themes, analysis of textural and syntactical problems when their solution is vital to establishing Tacitus' meaning. 280 pgs. Illustrated with two maps: the Roman Empire in A. D. 69, and Eastern Gaul, the Alps, and Northern Italy.; 280 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very Minor shelfwear to DJ. DJ is discolored. Minor shelfwear otherwise to DJ.; Deals with the last few days of A. D. 69 after the death of Vitellius, the outbreak of the revolt on the Rhine, and events of the early months of A. D. 70 in Rome, German and the East, where Vespasian, now supreme master of the Empire, was preparing his return to Rome. Tactius displays his mastery in recounting not only senatorial debates in the capital but also the complexities of the war on the Rhine, in which Roman legions were demoralised and virtually destroyed before the new government was able to send fresh troops to restore the situation. Book V also contains Tacitus' curious account of the history and the country of the Jews, breakin off just before the destruction of Jerusalem.; 124 pages. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. Foxing to textblock. Very minor shelfwear elsewhere.; Commentary by Prof. Chilver on the first two books of Cornelius Tacitus' first major historical work known as the Histories. In these books I & II, Tacitus describes the fall of the first emperor, Galba, and an account of the war in which the second emperor, Otho, was defeated by Vitellius and committed suicide, and of the challenge of the final victor, Vespasian, presented to Vitellius in the latter part of year A. D. 69. Includes emphasis on the major historical themes, analysis of textural and syntactical problems when their solution is vital to establishing Tacitus' meaning. 280 pgs. Illustrated with two maps: the Roman Empire in A. D. 69, and Eastern Gaul, the Alps, and Northern Italy.; 280 pages. …

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Endpapers slightly foxed. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xii,110 p. : map; 23 cm. Subjects: Tacitus, Cornelius. Historiae. Liber 4-5; Tacitus, Cornelius 55-120 Historiae 4,5; Tacitus, Cornelius. Historiae; Rome History Flavians, 69-96; Latin literature Classical; Rome History; Rome History Vespasian, 69-79 Historiography; Rome Histoire 69-79 (Vespasien) Historiographie; Rome (Empire). 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Reprint. A brand new copy in the publisher's laminated hardback binding; firm and square with strong joints, bright covers and sharp corners. Contents tight, crisp and clean; no marks, no stamps.

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Edges slightly dust-toned. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: x, 280 pages : maps ; 23 cm. Subjects: Tacitus, Cornelius. Historiae. Liber 1-2; Tacitus, Publius Cornelius. Historiae; Literatura Latina (Historia E Critica); History, Ancient; Politics and government; Rome History; Rome History Civil War, 68-69; Rome Histoire 68-69 (Guerre civile); Rome (Empire). 1 Kg. …

X, 280 Seiten. Hardcover. Ordnungsgemäß aus einer Universitäts-Bibliothek ausgesondert (Stempel, Signatur). Sauberes, sehr gut erhaltenes Exemplar. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 518.

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Edges slightly dust-toned. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: x, 280 pages : maps ; 23 cm. Subjects: Tacitus, Cornelius. Historiae. Liber 1-2; Tacitus, Publius Cornelius. Historiae; Literatura Latina (Historia E Critica); History, Ancient; Politics and government; Rome History; Rome History Civil War, 68-69; Rome Histoire 68-69 (Guerre civile); Rome (Empire). 1 Kg. …

Condition: Good. Envoi rapide intérieur frais bonne tenue proche du très bon état. 14x22x3cm. 1979. Cartonné. 294 pages. Good.

hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 292 pp; Dust jacket has just a touch of edge wear, price clipped. ; Always Delivery Confirmation. 35 Years Fast Excellent Service. We Know How To Pack Books.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Condition: New.

Hardback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.