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Aliki. MUMMIES MADE IN EGYPT. HarperCollins SOFTCOVER 1979. Ill. by the author. 4to. Unpaged. TruthQuest 1-6. Ex-lib. 0064460118. Very Good+. $2.50.
All About Books. ALL ABOUT ARCHAEOLOGY, by Anne Terry White. Random House 1959. Hardcover with dust jacket. Book Good, dust jacket Fair. $2.
Biesty, Stephen. ROME IN SPECTACULAR CROSS-SECTION. Scholastic 2003, first edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. Text by Andrew Solway. Double-page cross-sections of Titus’s house, Rome A.D. 128, The Colosseum, The Forum, etc. Spectacular! Truthquest Grades 3-9. Folio. 0439455464. Ex-lib. Book and dust jacket Near-Fine. $7.50.
Bendick, Jeanne. EGYPTIAN TOMBS. A First Book. Franklin Watts 1989. 64 pp. Lower elementary grades. Ex-lib. Good. $2.50.
Blacklock, Dyan. THE ROMAN ARMY, The Legendary Soldiers Who Created an Empire. Walker & Co. 2004. Hardcover with dust jacket. An illustrated history of the Roman Army, including information about its composition, organization, training, methods, weapons, and campaigns. Ages 6-12. 48 pp. 4to. 0802788963. Book Fine, dust jacket Near-Fine. $6.50.
Brandt, Keith. ANCIENT ROME. Troll SOFTCOVER 1985. 30 pp. Ill. in color. 0816702993. Very Good. $2.
Butterfield, Moira. GOING TO WAR IN ROMAN TIMES, Armies of the Past. Franklin Watts 2000, a stated first American edition 2001. Hardcover. There are 32 pages and more illustrations in color than text. It examines how legionaries and archers, centurions and auxiliaries were welded into one of the most disciplined military machines the world has ever known. Suitable for elementary to middle school ages. NOT ex-lib. 0531145913. Very Good. $10.
Chrisp. Peter. VOYAGES TO THE NEW WORLD, Exploration & Encounters series. Thomsen Learning 1993. Hardcover. Includes chapters on Columbus, Balboa, Magellan, The Taino, Navigation, etc. Ill. with photos, maps, period prints. 48 pp. 1568471211. Ex-lib. Near-Fine. $3.
Eyes on Adventure. EXPLORING WONDERS OF THE WORLD, by David Seidman. Kids Books, Inc. 1996 SOFTCOVER. 29 pp. 1561564826. Very Good. $2.
First Books. TALES OF ANCIENT EGYPT, by Charles Mozley. Franklin Watts 1960. Hardcover with dust jacket. Ex-lib. Book Very Good, dust jacket Good. $3.
First Books. ANCIENT EGYPT, by Charles Alexander Robinson, Jr. Franklin Watts 1984. 63 pp. Illustrated. TruthQuest Grades 5-10. Ex-lib. Good, cover soil. $2.
First Books. KNIGHTS, by Carole Lynn Corbin. Franklin Watts 1989. Pictorial hardcover. Truthquest Middle Ages Grades 3-7. 63 pp.,ill. in color. 0531106926. Ex-lib. Very Good. $3.
Glubok, Shirley. KNIGHTS IN ARMOR. Harper & Row 1969. Hardcover with dust jacket. Ill. with photos and art prints. Author tells how boys became knights, how knights lived, and how othey fought, focusing on many varieties of European armor and weaponry. Ex-lib. Book and dust jacket Very Good. $5.
Granberg, W. J. LET’S GO EXPLORING WITH MAGELLAN. Putnam’s 1965. Il. Charles Daugherty. Easy. 45 pp. Ex-lib. G, marker on cover. $2.50.
Hills, Ken. THE VOYAGES OF COLUMBUS. Random House 1991. Hardcover. Portrays the life of Columbus and his four voyages of exploration to the New World with color ill. every page. 0679821856. 4to. 32 pp. Near-Fine. $2.50.
Kessel, Joyce. VALENTINE’S DAY. Carolrhoda Books 1981. Hardcover. Ill. Karen Ritz. Interesting story of the origin of Valentine’s Day, written for very young readers. 0876141661. Ex-lib. VG/VG. $3.
MacDonald, Fiona. THE WORLD IN THE TIME OF MARIE ANTOINETTE. Belitha Press 1997. 1855617080. 4to. 48 pp. Colorfully illustrated. Truthquest Age of Revolution. Fine. $4.
MacDonald, Fiona and Bergin, Mark. A MEDIEVAL CASTLE, Inside Story. Peter Bedrick Books 1990, 1993. Hardcover with dust jacket. Profusely ill. in color. Truthquest Grades 3-10. 0872263401. Ex-lib. Book and dust jacket Very Good. $3.50.
Major, John S. THE SILK ROUTE, 7000 Miles of History. Harper Collins SOFTCOVER 1995. Traces the history and purpose of the legendary trade route between China and Byzantium during the Tang Dynasty (A.D. 618-906.) Color illustrations by Stephen Fieser with little text. 32 pp. NOT ex-lib. 0064434680. Fine. $3.50.
McGovern, Ann. . . . IF YOU LIVED IN THE DAYS OF THE KNIGHTS. Scholastic SOFTCOVER 2001. Truthquest Middle Ages, Grades 2-5. 043910565x. As-New. $3.
Nicholson, Robert and Watts, Claire. ANCIENT EGYPT, Facts, Stories, Activities. Scholastic SOFTCOVER 1991, 1993. 0590478362. NOT ex-lib. Near-Fine. $2.50.
Nicholson, Robert and Watts, Claire. THE VIKINGS, Facts, Stories, Activities. Scholastic SOFTCOVER 1991. 0590738801. NOT ex-lib. Near-Fine. $2.50.
Nutmeg Press Book. THE VOYAGES OF CAPTAIN COOK. Nutmeg Press Adventure Stories 1971. Unpaged, profusely ill. in color. 4to. Very Good. $3.50.
See Through History. TOMBS & TREASURES, by Catherine Charley. Viking 1994. Hardcover with dust jacket. Four detailed see-through spreads reveal the most fabulous tombs and treasues from around the world. Folio. 48 pp. 0670858994. Ex-lib. Book and dust jacket Near-Fine. $3.50.
Steele, Philip. I WONDER WHY PYRAMIDS WERE BUILT And Other Questions About Ancient Egypt. Southwestern Co. 1995, 2000. Hardcover. 32 pp. Large-print text. Folio. Fine. $3.50.
Steele, Tara. MEDIEVAL WARFARE. Crabtree Publishing 2004. Hardcover. 32 pp. profusely illustrated in color. 077871344x. NOT ex-lib. Near-Fine. $4.
Unstead, R. J. SEE INSIDE A GALLEON. Kingfisher Books (Barnes & Noble edition) 1986. SOFTCOVER. Ill. with museum photos. Very Good. $4.50.
Walker, Jane. 100 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT KNIGHTS & CASTLES. Mason Crest Publishers 2003. Hardcover. Simple and attention-getting text and illustrations for younger readers. Questions at close of chapters. Folio. 48 pp. NOT ex-lib. 1590844505. Very Good. $4.
Zwerin, Raymond A. LIKE A MACCABEE. Union of American Hebrew Congregations 1991. Hardcover. Ill. Giora Carmi. For young children, tells the story of the Maccabees in ancient Israel. NOT ex-lib. 0807404454. Near-Fine. $5.