Ancient-history books, some free!  (some non-ancient books below)
 

Free! I have bought many many books about ancient times over the last 50+ years. I still attend library books sales and buy what they have that is ancient-related. Now it is time to pass them along, for free if it doesn't cost me too much in shipping. Shipping to the US only. If you buy coins from me (from here) with $4 shipping I'll gladly add one of these in for free and more than one for $1 extra each. (Some are heavy and marked "+$2"). If you don't buy any coins, that's fine, in which case just cover my media-mail shipping (Postage, probably $4 for the regular-sized books, plus 60 cents for the mailer. I'll throw in my trip to the PO for free). 

Count Bohemond, by Alfred Duggan. 1964.  281 pages. Paperback. Almost very good condition. An excellent fictional account of Bohemond's career up to the time the crusaders took Jerusalem and agreed he was prince of Antioch, but not his later career. It adhers to what historians know but adds in conversations with other crusaders, especially his nephew Tancred, whose coins are common. I recommend the book.  Duggan is a well-known author of historcial fiction.  [+$2, I like it too much to sell it for nothing. Combine it with other books you order. [Sample price calculation: $6 by itself. $2 extra if you buy over $50 in coins (that includes $4 or more in shipping), so add $1+$2 (= $3) if you add it to any other book order].

Apollo History of Rome, 753 BC to AD 410. Cyril Robinson, 1965. 440 page hardcover in small format. Foxed. Ex library "Withdrawn". An old textbook.  [Sample price calculation: Free if you buy over $50 in coins, $4.60 if you just want the book.]

Greece and the Hellenistic World, by John Boardman, Jasper Griffin, and Oswyn Murry. The Oxford History of the classical World.  446 pages. Cardcover.  1/2" x 9 3/4". A large scholarly book. Many nice images. [$2 for extra postage] [Sample price calculation: $2 extra if you buy over $50 in coins (that includes $4 or more in shipping), or $6.60 if you just want the book.]

The Celtic World, Edited by Miranda J. Green. A massive 839-page hardcover book. Divided into 12 parts, most with 4 subparts. Mostly text, but with many maps, photos, and archaeological drawings. 10 pages on coinage, by Daphne Nash Briggs. [+$4--it's large SOLD]

The Story of Rome, an elementary sourcebook. George Willis Botsford, Ph.D. and Lillie Shaw Botsford. 1903. 327 page hardcover with translated sources woven in. Ex Library, "Withdrawn". Nice shape other than that.

The Ancient World. T. R. Glover. Small format paperback. A Pelican books. 350 pages. I highly recommend pages 9-24 for understanding why cities are where they are. A good book. GONE

Aspects of the Study of Roman History, by Thomas Spencer Jerome. 1962. A small-format paperback. 440 pages. 19 chapters on widely varying topics, from "The credibility of testimony" (Chapter 3) to "The historical tradition about Gaius [Caligula]" (Chapter 18)
 

A History of Rome to 565 A.D., 4th edition, 1954, by Arthur Boak. A popular textbook which is now in later editions with a co-author. 

The Lost Wreck of the Isis, by Robert D. Ballard (Discoverer of the Titanic). 1990, 63-page large-format paperback by Scholastic Press (probably written for schoolkids). Lots of color photos and illustrations of the shipwreck and illustrations of Roman life, with the story of how it was found and fictionalized story of how the wreck might have happened. 

The Origins of Western Art. Ann Powell. 5 3/4" by 8 1/4" paperback. 224 pages. Many small B&W photos. Very good. No marks.

Treasures from the Fitzwilliam Museum [Cambridge, England]: The Increase of Learning and Other Great Objects (Fitzwilliam Museum Publications) Mar 31, 1989 by R. A. Crighton. Large paperback. 163 pages of color photos. 11" x 9 1/2."

Newsweek's "Great Museums of the World" collection: Louvre, Paris. Hardcover. Large. 11 1/2" x 9 1/4". 180 pages. Color photos. Photos of important stuff at the Louvre. A color picture book. [+$2 for extra shipping. Not quite free of extra charge.] 

Eyypt to the End of the Old Kingdom, by Cyril Aldred. 1965. Small format paperback. 143 pages, about half the area of the pages is photos of Egyptian artifacts and places.

Newsweek's "Great Museums of the World" collection: British Museum London. Hardcover. Large. 11 1/2" x 9 1/4". 1967. Photos of important stuff at the BM. A color picture book. [+$2 for extra shipping. Not quite free of extra charge.]

Plautus, The Rope and Other Plays, Penguin Classic paperback. Translated by E. F. Watling

Lucretius, The Nature of the Universe, Penguin Classic paperback. Translated by Ronald Latham.
 

Not ancient: 

The Meaning of Modern Sculpture. P. H. Wilenski. Paperback. 1932. 5 1/4" x 8". 172 pages. Some B&W photographs. Many insightful remarks.

2021, A Signature Year in Review. 11 1/2" x 8" paperback. A large, gorgeous, review of all the categories of art sold by Heritage auctions during the year.  Colorful, with extreme prices realized emphasized.  


 

Look here for ancient-coin books that are not free. But, if you buy something, come back here and book for only $1 extra shipping each..  

Look here for ancient coins. They are not free. But, if you buy something with $4 shipping or more, come back here and get a free book.