Archaeology

London: Duckworth [0-7156-0928-9] [1978], 1st edition. (Hardcover) 598pp. Near fine, no dust jacket. Illustrations, photographs, maps, charts, tables, indices. (Archaeology, Evolution, Paleoanthropology).

Fenwick Thomas. A Theoretical and Practical Treatise on Subterraneous Surveying, and the Magnetic Variation of the Needle, S Hodgson Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1804. 1st Edition. 8vo. Contemporary Tree Calf, recent re-back and new headbands. PP207,title page watermarked 1801, seven folding plates of engineering and mathematical diagrams. Neat, early ownership mark on front pastedown of George Wayne M.E. Skillful repairs to three plates, with very small loss on one plate mainly to blank and fold line area. Pages lightly browned in clean and bright order throughout. A rare early work on mine surveying.

Dallas Archeological Society, Dallas, TX, 1988. Softcover. Fine Condition. Size: 4mo - over 9 3/4" - 12" tall. 235 pp. Pages are tight and clean. Minimal shelfwear to the cover. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 - 2 pounds. Category: Archaeology; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 105452. .

In English. Hard cover, 32 cm, 512 pp., ill.: more than 500 color pictures; net weight 3380 gr.
The Byzantine and Christian Museum at Athens has over 25,000 artefacts in its possession; probably the most important collection of byzantine artefacts worldwide. Its areas of competency are centred on – but not limited to – religious artefacts of the Early Christian, Byzantine, Medieval, post-Byzantine and later periods which it exhibits, but also acquires, receives, preserves, conserves, records, documents, researches, studies, publishes and raises awareness of. This book presents the most important items of the permanent exhibition of the museum.
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In English. Soft cover, 30x24 cm, 320 pp., 431 color and 500 B/W pictures, net weight 2110 gr.A monograph on the production of gold jewellery with open-work decoration, a technique known as opus interrasile, which dates from the 3rd to the 7th ce. A.D. About 600 examples of open-work jewellery from museums and collections all over the world are examined. It includes a detailed technical examination of the pieces, an analysis of the decoration and its possible symbolism, their stylistic features, as well as their classification and dating. This is followed by a catalogue of the objects arranged by categories, in which details of their origin, dimensions and dating are provided as well as brief descriptions, bibliographical references, photographs and drawings. "Diatrita. Joyas de oro perforadas de los siglos III al VII": Monografia sobre la produccion de las joyas de oro con decoracion perforada, tecnica conocida como opus interrasile, que datan del siglo III al VII d.C. Se analizan mas de 600 muestras… Read More

Florence: Origines: Studi e Materiali Pubblicati a cura dell'Istituto Italiano di Preistoria e Protoistoria, 1996. A very good clean tight copy in similar dustwrapper of this hard-cover book. Originally published in Italian in 1980 as ''Le pitture preistoriche della grotta di Porto Badisco''. Deals with the neolithic cave paintings at Porto Badisco, to the south of Otranto in the heel of Italy, which were first discovered in 1970. 180pp plus 128pp (some folding) of b&w plates (and a few in colour). Please note: this is a heavy book, weighing over 2kg, so extra postage would be required.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

NY: Scribner, Armstrong & Company. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1878. First American Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full burgundy cloth decorated in gilt and black, beveled edges, t.e.g. Profusely illustrated with maps, four color Chromolithograph plates, over 500 full page and in-text illustrations, 21 glossy monochrome plates, and eight plans (including three fold-out). Includes Index and Appendices. Preface by W. E. Gladstone, M.P. This is the first American edition. "Mycenae" was first published in Germany (in German) in 1877. Following the publication of his findings from the spectacular excavations at Hisarlik, the Turkish government revoked Schliemann's permission to dig, and sued him for a share of the treasure trove Schlieman had uncovered. He was thus obliged to establish a new dig, which he did at Mycenae in the Peloponnese, and which was attended by similarly remarkable results, culminating in the uncovering of the famous… Read More

2 volumes bound in 1. First edition. Day and Son. 1865. Royal 8vo. xiv, (2), 360; xiv, (2), 275pp. Complete with 41 plates, maps & plans: 6 folding, 12 mounted albumen photos by Francis Bedford, 38 text engravings. Full calf prize binding, raised bands to spine with decorative gilt inlays and leather labels (chipped). Gilt rules, edge motifs and inner gilt curlicues. Marbled edges and endpapers. Some minor spotting and occasional light foxing, a few small nicks to covers. Minor shelf wear. Inscription to "Miss Blunt" to ffep. A handsome firmly bound volume.
Sir Charles Thomas Newton (1816-1894) KCB. British archaeologist, born at Bredwardine, Herefordshire. Vice-consul at Mytilene, Consul at Rhodes, with responsibility for the British Museum's interests in the Levant. Acquisitor and Keeper of Greek and Roman antiquities at the British Museum. His discovery of the ruins at Halicarnassus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, is here described, together with discoveries at Branchidae, Knidos and others.

Second edition revised and greatly enlarged. William Blackwood and Sons. London. 1900. Octavo. xxv, 452pp. Photo frontis., 40 plates, 4 sketch maps, illus. Original green cloth, gilt lettering to spine and blind lettering to cover. Top edge green.

Extended sections, with the additional index lacking in the first edition.

Robert Munro (1835–1920) Scottish archaeologist.

Oxford: Oxbow Books, 2011. No dustwrapper (as issued), slight bumping to spine ends and corners, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Contains twenty-six pieces by various authors on aspects of archaeology on sites wholly or partly underwater, including areas whish were dry land in the mesolithic period. Mostly deals with sites in northern Europe, but also with north America and the eastern Mediterranean areas. 338pp, colour and b&w illustration and diagrams throughout.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

NEW ~ Bilingual English and Spanish analysis of ceramics and cultural trends in the chronology of Teotihuacan. Shelf worn, minor creases. Price in pencil and Alla stamp on front endpaper. 617 pp. plus tables. Illus. Photographs and drawings. Bilingue: espanol / ingles. 3.5 lbs. Weight may result in additional international shipping expenses.

NEW ~ Archaeological excavations at El Coporo, located in the present state of Guanajuato, Mexico, and dating from the pre- to post- Classic period. Includes images of a variety of findings from ceramic figurines to stone sculpture. Fine : pencil price on front endpaper, back cover chipped. 288 pp. Illus. Color photographs and maps. Bilingual: Spanish and English. Traduccion de John O'Shea. Edition of 1000. 2.75 lbs. Weight may add additional shipping charges.

456 pages. Very good condition, taupe cloth binding with gold-stamped author, title and decoration, and red-stamped Cypriot decorative devices on front and rear boards. A little fraying at head and heel of spine, a little corner-bumping and tanning of spine. All pages bright and tight, with perhaps a little age-darkening; binding solid. Many black-and-white tissue-protected plates. Bears bookplate of K.M. Setton (1914-1995) of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.Gen. Luigi Palma di Cesnola (1832 – 1904) was an Italian-American diplomat, amateur archaeologist and soldier, veteran of the Austrian and Crimean Wars, and the United States Civil War, where he was awarded the Medal of Honor.He was United States consul at Larnaca on Cyprus from 1865 to 1877, where he extensively excavated and collected (some would say looted) a great number of antiquities. His collection was purchased by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in 1872, just two years after its charter; it remains an… Read More

The Adventure of Wrangel Island, Alaska (1925 Macmillan 1st Edition) HISTORY OF ALASKA. The story of the (unsuccessful) attempted colonization of Wrangel Island Alaska. EXLIB. Good Condition/ No DJ included. Fold-out map affixed to binding. 413 pages plus appendix, Index. Titling is still bright. A clean, solid copy. Scarce.

Original Rare First Edition Very Good+ Blue Hardcover with Very Good- Mylar Protected Dust Jacket. Several jacket chips and creases. 1945 Clean 93 pp. B/W illus. Old inscription by a previous owner on title page. Great drawing by H. W. Lomas of British Goliath like Giant and King David like British boy facing him. See all our Three Geese in Flight Scans for Cover condition and interior.