RJ Forbes. Studies in Ancient Technology. EJ Brill : Leiden  Vols 1-III 1955, Vol IV 1956, Vol V 1957, Vol VI 1958, Vol VII 1963, Vol VIII-IX 1964. Tan cloth hardcover with gold lettering. Married set.  Vols 1-7 have no dj. Vol 8 is ex-lib, no pocket but has a dj. Vol 9 has a dj. Some have previous owner inscription.. Some foxing on fore-edges and flyleaves of some of the volumes. Octavo 194, 215, 268, 257, 235, 196, 253, 288, 295 pp with a few folding plates in some of the volumes.

 Contents include : Bitumen and petroleum in antiquity; the origin of alchemy; water supply  Irrigation and drainage; Power; Land transport and road-building; The coming of the camel, Cosmetics and perfumes in antiquity; Food, alcoholic beverages, vinegar; Food in classical antiquity; Fermented beverages 500 B.C. - 1500 A.D.; Crushing; Salts, preservation processes, mummification; Paints, pigments, inks and varnishes.The fibres and fabrics of antiquity; Washing, bleaching, fulling and felting; Dyes and dyeing; Spinning; Sewing, basketry and weaving; Weaving and looms; Fabrics and weavers. Leather in antiquity; Sugar and its substitutes in antiquity; Glass. Heat and heating; Refrigeration, the art of cooling and producing cold; Light. Ancient geology; Ancient mining and quarrying; Ancient mining techniques. Metallurgy in antiquity, part 1; Early metallurgy, the smith and his tools, gold, silver and lead, zinc and brass. Metallurgy in antiquity, part 2; Copper and bronze, tin, arsenic, antimony and iron.