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HADRIAN'S WALL IN THE DAYS OF THE ROMANS
Written by Frank Graham. Illustrated by Ronald Embleton.
Stock no. 1820884
Published by Frank Graham. 1st 1984. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

What the Roman Wall was like when in use, the soldiers who built and garrisoned it and the civilians who lived in the towns and villages scattered along its length. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0859831779. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine.

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ROMAN BATHS IN BRITAIN
Written by Ian D. Rotherham.
Stock no. 2133692
Published by Amberley. 1st 2012. Very good condition.

Card wraps. Colour and b/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9781445606576. Some cover corner creasing. Page browning.

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THE STORY OF ROMAN BATH
Written by Patricia Southern.
Stock no. 2132590
Published by Amberley. 1st 2012. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Black cloth with gilt title to spine. Colour photos. ISBN: 9781445610900.

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ROMAN BATHS IN BRITAIN
Written by Ian D. Rotherham.
Stock no. 2132573
Published by Amberley. 1st 2012. Very good condition.

Card wraps. Colour and b/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9781445606576. Some light creasing to cover corners.

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THE IMPERIAL ROMAN ARMY
Written by Yann Le Bohec.
Stock no. 1818262
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1994. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A look in detail at the structure and development of the army in the first three centuries AD, examining its organization, training and role in Roman Society, to see why it has always been accorded with such a prominent position in Rome's history and whether that view is justified. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0713471662. Name in ink to front endpaper. Pictorial dustwrapper is price-cut.

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THE LATE ROMAN ARMY
Written by Pat Southern; Karen R. Dixon.
Stock no. 1816051
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1996. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A comprehensive study of the late Roman army. Blue cloth boards, white title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 071347047X. Light scuffing to dustwrapper.

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ROMAN ARMY WARS OF THE EMPIRE
Written by Graham Sumner. Illustrated by Graham Turner.
Stock no. 1816015
Published by Brassey's. 1st 1997. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Brassey's History of Uniforms. Large format. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 1857532120. Spine slightly cocked, contents fine.

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ENGLISH HERITAGE BOOK OF SHRINES & SACRIFICE
Written by Ann Woodward.
Stock no. 1815775
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1992. Fine condition.

An analysis of Iron Age and Roman religious sites in Britain, concentrating on the evidence for the special buildings, shrines, and the various objects, alive, dead or symbolic which were offered up as sacrifices within them. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos & illustrations, a few colour plates. ISBN: 0713460849.

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NERO: THE END OF A DYNASTY
Written by Miriam T. Griffin.
Stock no. 1815138
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1984. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Dr. Griffin analyses the reign of Nero in terms of the Emperor's attitude and initiative and then provides a diagnosis of his fall in which his personality is seen interacting with the political institutions he inherited. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. Top edge burgundy. B/w plates. ISBN: 0713444649.

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APOCALYPSE IN ROME: COLA DI RIENZO AND THE POLITICS OF THE NEW AGE
Written by Ronald G. Musto.
Stock no. 1814549
Published by University of California Press. 1st 2003. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

The choices and dilemmas face by Cola, a young visionary and the best political speaker of his time, as he overthrew, without violence, the turbulent rule of Rome's barons and the absentee popes. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0520233964.

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THE DAY OF THE BARBARIANS THE FIRST BATTLE IN THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
Written by Alessandro Barbero.
Stock no. 2122030
Published by Atlantic Books. 1st 2007. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 9781843545934. Blind name stamp to front endpaper. Wrapper is a little edge-creased.

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HEADS OF AN ANALYSIS OF HISTORY (3 VOLUMES IN ONE)
Written by Dawson W. Turner.
Stock no. 1606790
Published by John W. Parker And Son. 1853. Good condition.

3 volumes in one. Contains: Heads of an analysis of the history of Greece (1853); Heads of an analysis of Roman history (1854, second edition with additions and corrections); Heads of an analysis of English & of French History (1854, third edition with additions and corrections). Small format. Green leather spine with raised bands, gilt title 'Turner Analysis of History'. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Leather and marbled covering of boards is scuffed with some surface damage. Inscription to front endpaper. 'Notice' page at front of volume is partially detached. Inscriptions to rear endpaper and pastedown. Foxing to textblock and endpapers but contents are generally clean.

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