The Adventure of Archaeology

The National Geographic Society, Washington, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 1.840 kg.; V, 6-368 pages, foreword by Gilbert M. Grosvenor, President, National Geographic Society, bibliography, author's biography/acknowledgements, illustration credits, past on display, where to go on digs and index. Dark red coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with copious colour and black-and-white photographs, colour and black-and-white illustrations maps and sketches. Tan coloured cloth boards with gilt embossed design on the front panel and gilt titles to the backstrip. A little rubbing to the book corners and to the backstrip edges. Photographic dustwrapper, showing The Temple of the Inscriptions, Mexico, with white titles to the front panel and backstrip. Rubbing and creasing to the dustwrapper corners and to the backstrip edges. Light fading to the front dustwrapper panel. Rubbing to the dustwrapper panels. Colour photograph of the author to the rear fold over panel. The history of archaeology from its early beginnings as a sport for rich and the idle to a science that it is today. Presented very much in the manner of "Indiana Jones and the.....". Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History; Archaeology; Inventory No: 0107404. .