Archaeology from Craftsbury Antiquarian Books

Muscat: Journal of Oman Studies, 1988. Book. Illus. by photos, some color, and charts. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Fine copy of a rare and thorough study of the archaeology and history of portions of Oman. Special Report No. 3. Original cloth with no edge wear, as new inside. No… Read more about this item

London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1925. Book. Illus. by 14 black/white photos from the 1920s. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Subtitled, "A Raft-Voyage Through Dead Kingdoms". Good original green cloth with small spots on both boards, some edgewear ,but bright gilt title on the spine. Very clean and tight inside. … Read more about this item

Beijing: Cultural Relics Publishing House, 1985. Book. Illus. by 4 Color & 64 black/white Plates. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SCARCE. This neolithic site was discovered in Tibet in 1977. Pages 179, in a very clean copy with no rubs and no prior owner marks. Profuse text illustrations… Read more about this item

New York and Milan: Newsweek & Arnoldo Mondadori, 1978. Book. Illus. by Profuse Color Photos. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A splendid book of ancient Imperial Egypt, as housed in one of the world's great museums. Book design in grey cloth with gilt lettering by Fiorenzo Georgi, with no edgewear, no foxing or… Read more about this item

London Richard Bentley & Son 1879. Book. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. very good pictorial cloth, black letters with gilt figures. by Palestine Exploration Fund. Both volumes solid, and clean inside. Rebacked with new endpapers. Illustrated profusely by J Whymper. Conder arrived in Palestine the summer of 1872 to… Read more about this item

London: Palestine Exploration Society, 1873. Book. Illus. by Maps and Plates, Some Folding. Near Fine. Three-Quarter Leather. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Twenty quarterly reports of the Society, which was dedicated to scientifically explore the places and events of the Bible - April and July 1873, all four in 1874 and 1875, Jan July and Oct… Read more about this item

Boston: Little Brown, 1979. Book. Illus. by 4 Maps and Profuse Text Illustrations. Fine. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. 8 Vo. Fine brown cloth spine with bright gilt title, no fading, beige boards with stamped Nineveh illustrations onto the front board. Fine dustjacket, protected in a brodart sleeve..

NY Praeger 1967. Book. Very Good Plus. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black cloth and a bright gilt title on the spine, with the slightest edgewear, very clean and tight inside. Illustrated by 29 pages of photos, maps & plans. The 2nd edition, improved and expanded. This is by far the best guide to Jordan, including… Read more about this item

Beirut: Beirut Middle East Export , 1964. Book. Illus. by Profuse photos of Jerusalem & surroundings, more on Jordan East Bank. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8 Vo. Very good original beige cloth with no edgewear/ good dustjacket NOT price clipped, with edgewear & slight soiling. A fine collection of photos from circa 1960, about half of them… Read more about this item

London: Methuen & Co , 1897. Book. Illus. by maps, photos and illustrations. Very Good. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original dark green cloth with a bright gilt title on the spine, and very slight edgewear. Pages xxii, 327 with index. Inside, clean and tight with no foxing or browning or… Read more about this item