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Strassburg: Verlag von Karl J. Truebner, 1902. Ex-Library. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Strassburg: Verlag von Karl J. Truebner, 1902. First edition. 8vo. 341 pp. with two stiff plates of the papyrus at rear. Clean, strong book. Good..

New York, NY: William Morrow, 1991. Book. New. Quarter Cloth. First American. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York, NY, William Morrow, 1991. First American edition. 8vo. Turquoise blue quarter-cloth with gilt lettering on spine over beige paper-covered boards with attractive copper-colored endpapers, black and white illustrations throughout, 288 pp. This book tells the story of how the human mind evolved. It starts out with the naked animal of our primitive ancestors and goes on to describe what happened once homo sapiens learned to speak. Along the way, if offers fresh insights into the workings of the brain. New in new dust jacket; protected by a mylar cover..

London: Thames and Hudson, 2003. Book. Illus. by Illustrated. New. Cloth. First Edition. 4to. First edition. 4to. Cloth binding with impression of dolphin, 240 pp. illustrated throughout. Julius Caesar was warned to tread carefully in the long grass at Troy lest he step on Hector's ghost: the mythical geography of Greece shared the landscape of the real world. The Greeks drew upon their physical environment not just to illustrate the past but also in many ways to invent it, and their definitions of myth and history were fluid and overlapping. Massive fossil bones were the remains of giants; strange rocks were petrified heroines; Bronze Age walls and tombs were the work of titans; and artifacts from the past became Achilles' spear, Helen's necklace, or Hercules' cup. With black and white photos and drawings throughout, this book offers many insights into the making of myth and the exceptional imagination of a people building the first modern civilization out of the relics of the past.… Leer más

New York: The Odyssey Press, 1964. Book. Illus. by Spier, Peter. Near Fine. Pictorial Boards. First Edition. Oblong 12mo.. First edition. Oblong 12mo. Pictorial boards. 44 pp. Color and black and white photographs and illustrations by Peter Spier. A charming little book introducing the wonders of ancient archaeology. Minor shelfwear. Near fine..

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Drama Pub, 1986. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition. Cloth binding, 192 pp. A lay person's guide to archaeology, how the archaeologist works and how the post-excavation process reveals the past. Illustrated throughout in color and black and white. Glossy paper. Very minor flaws Near fine in near fine dustjacket..

New York: W. W. Norton, 1979. Ex-Library. Very Good. Cloth. Fourth Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fourth edition. 8vo. Cloth. 359 p. Illustrated. A classic book, extensively revised, includes the most important archaeological discoveries made up until 1980, and presents the evidence for both the pre-biblical and biblical history of Palestine. Exlibrary markings include spine label, bookplate, stamps, pocket, barcode. Dustjacket covered in mylar and neatly taped to boards. Very good in near fine dustjacket in mylar cover..

New York, NY: Geroge Braziller, 1971. Book. Fine. Cloth. Unknown. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. New York, NY, George Braziller, 1971. 4to. Scarlet cloth with gilt lettering embossed on spine, 445 illustrations in color and black and white, 438 pp. Only minor shelf wear on dust jacket. Beautiful book! Gift quality! Fine in a very good+ dust jacket, protected by a mylar cover..

New York: Harry N Abrams Inc, 1969. New York: Abrams, 1969. Translation of the author's L'art de l'ancienne Egypte which was based on his Nie tylko piramidy (LOC). Folio. 600 pp. lavisly illustrated in color with maps, plants, plates. An eye-opening and expensive production. Dust jacket has rub to one corner, shallow wear top of spine. Book has a spot on bottom page edges. No writing inside. Hinges sound. Near fine in very good dust jacket, protected with a fresh archival-quality cover.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Illustrated. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1963. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition. 8vo. Cloth. 261 p. Color photographs and black and white illustrations. Maps. A lovely presentation of Roman art and architecture. Color tipped in plates set this volume apart. Near fine in very good dustjacket in mylar cover..

New York: Harry N Abrams Inc, 1980. New York: Abrams, 1980. First edition. Massive 4to. 618 pp. Lavishly illustrated with 1076 illustrations, including 158 plates in full color, 115 ground plans and elevations, 41 line drawings, 6 reconstructions and 1 map. Covers art, architecture and history in context with full scholarly content. Fine in fine dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Illustrated. 4to..

New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1965. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York: Praeger, 1965. First edition. 8vo. Red cloth binding, 271 pp. including index. 90 photographs. Contains: Introduction, Portrait Sculpture in the Round and in High Relief, Sculpture in the Round Other Than Portraits, Historical Reliefs in Stone and Marble, Miscellaneous Reliefs in Stone and Marble, Funerary Reliefs, Wall and Ceiling Painting, Portrait Painting and Painting in the Minor Arts, Mosaics, and a Summary List of the Minor Arts (other than Painting). Notes on the text, select bibliography, list of plates, notes on the plates, and index. The book is intended for the student and general reader who are already well acquainted with the history and literature of ancient Rome, but have as yet no special knowledge of her archaeology and art. Dustjacket has wear at corners. Fine in a very good dustjacket, protected with a mylar cover..

Lima: Banco de Credito del Peru en la Cultura, 1972. Book. Illus. by Illustrated. Fine. Cloth. Reprint. 4to.. Lima: Banco de Credito del Peru en la Cultura, 1972. Reprint. 4to. Cloth binding, 177 pp. IN SPANISH. Illustrated throughout. Covers textiles. Fine..

New York: Thames & Hudson, 1979. New York: Thames & Hudson, 1979. First American edition and first edition in English. 4to. Illustrated cloth, 309 pp. Includes bibliography and index. Lavishly illustrated in black and white and in color. No writing inside. Hinges sound. Dust jacket has internal tape repairs at base of spine. Fine in very good dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Illustrated. 4to..

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1986. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 4to. Third printing. 4to. Soft cover. 208 p. Color and black and white illustrations. A thorough account of the rise and development of human culture and archaeology, illustrated with unusual and original photographs, drawings, diagrams, and charts. Near-fine..

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 4to. Soft cover. 208 p. Index. Bibliography. Extensively illustrated. An account of the rise and development of human culture, told in terms of its discovery. Fine..

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1896. Book. Illus. by Illustrated. Very Good. Wrappers. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Archaeological Institute of America. American Journaly of Archaeology and of the History of the Fine Arts. July-September, 1896. Vol. XI No. 3. Papers of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens: Excavation of the Theatre at Eretria in 1895 by T. W. Hermance; Fragment of a Dated Panathenaic Amphora from the Gymnasium at Eretria, also by Hermance; The Dimensions of the Athena Parthenos by Anna Louise Perry; Bronze-Reliefs from the Acropolis of Athens by Paul Wolters. pp. 317-373..

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1976. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 4to. Cloth. 255 p. Profusely illustrated. Maps. Index. Hawkes, a prominent archaeologist and author, sets out to answer questions about early man and fill the gaps in the overall picture of the ancient world. Covers early history from 35,000 BC to AD 500. Shelfwear. Very good in very good dustjacket in mylar cover..

Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1937. Ex-Library. Illus. by Illustrated. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1937. First Edition.8vo. Cloth binding, frontispiece plus 3 illustrations. Map endpapers. 379 pp. including index. Comprehensive biography of Caesar Augustus. Library markings, boards soiled, rub to endpapers. Good..

New York: Oxford University Press, 2009. New York: Oxford, 2009. First American edition. 4to. Cloth binding, 238 pp. Lavishly illustrated in color. Short tear to dust jacket at base of spine, internally repaired. No writing inside; hinges sound. Fine in near fine dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover. . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Illustrated. 4to..

New Haven, CT: Yale University, 2002. Book. New. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New Haven, CT, Yale University, 2002. First edition. 8vo. Rich red cloth with gilt lettering and small, black block on spine, textured gray endpapers, red ribbon bookmark, 366 pp. Written by the Han philosopher Xu Gan (170-217), Balanced Discourses is an inquiry into the causes of political breakdown. It provides a unique contemporary account of the social, intellectual, and cosmological factors that Xu Gan identified as having precipitated the demise of the Han order, in essays spanning topics from Confucian cultivation to calendar calculation. This edition contains the original Chinese text with annotations and, on facing pages, an annotated English translation. Dust jacket has slight shelf-wear. New in a near-fine dust jacket, protected by a mylar cover..