Book itself is clean and attractive with no names or writing and no bumps to board. Jacket shows just a small wrinkle to top of spine and a few chips to bottom edge, but no price clip. Looks most handsome in brand new mylar cover. Measures 8"x10" and has 162 pages. Indexed. Drawings, pristine fold-outs and black and white photos. Not often found. View More...
Very clean and tightly bound journal with just a tiny tear to top of spine which I reglued and is holding well. This is a heavy magazine measuring 8-3/4" x 12" pronted on substantial paper. No numbering of pages, but they measure 1/2" thick. Articles include: The Bronze culture of Korea; The Life and Art of Kim Hong-do; The Influence of Baekje on Ancient Japan; The Architectural Theories and Planning Concepts of Seongyojang; Goryeo Celadon in Japan; and A Prospective on the History of Korean Portrait Painting. Nicely illustrated -- a very sophisticated publication. Written in the English langu... View More...
Very clean gold boards with black title box full length of spine and printed white call numbers indicating university library status beneath. Only other signs of library ownership are two shadows where interior stickers seem to have fallen off and a very faint stamp indicating authorization for sale on front free endpaper. Pages very clean and illustrated nicely throughout. VOLUME II only. Originally published in 1919. 600 pages. [ ARCHAEOLOGY ] View More...
A SCHOLARY STUDY IN MATHMATICAL ARCHAEOLOGY POINTING TO ANCIENT EGYPTIANS DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF MATHMATICAL , PHYSICAL AND ASTRONOMICAL PRINCIPALS 145 PGS. CLEAN BRIGHT AND TIGHT GOOD D.J. View More...
Crisp, clean, beautiful copy. No names or writing and no tears or chips to dustjacket which is protected by brand new mylar cover. Attractive tan and white decorative endpapers. A comprehensive guide which takes a different spin on the archaeology of the Holy Land by approaching from an anthropolgical and socioeconomic perspective, Explores the material culture of every period up to the 20th century. Includes maps and "windows" at the end of each chapter to highlight major issues such as mortuary behavior as a reflection of society and ideology and the Meaning of the Dome of the Rock. ... View More...
Beautifully produced book featuring raised lettering at face, white on white, and a paste-on illustration of a blue and white bowl. Color photo at frontis protected by clean acetate. Lovely color photographs and drawings throughout. Discusses the excavation of a Philadelphia area in which three of the lots were owned by Benjamin Franklin. Book measures 9" square. View More...
Four very nice, clean magazines with no mailing labels or names. Measure 9"x11" and illustrated profusely, primarily in black and white, but also some color. Among the topics covered are: Fort Ancient pottery; the butterfly bannerstone; the Ohio Shawnees 1787-1792; the Serpent Mound eclipse hypothesis and ancient eclipse paths at the Serpent Mound; Full run for 1987 also available with much info on Serpent Mound. View More...
This is an exhibition catalog of great beauty which explores the architecture of Bernard Tschumi and his new museum as well as its ancient treasures. The catalog was published for the exhibition which was held from March 6 to April 9, 2003 with the help of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture. The catalog measures 8-1/2" high and 11" across with 31 pages. Very nice quality paper and a subdued palette make for an elegant publication. The exhibit was in the U.S., but the museum is located at the southern base of the Acropolis. View More...
ITEM # 8203 SIXTY YEARS OF SOUTHWESTERN ARCHAEOLOGY A HISTORY OF THE PECOS CONFERENCE BY RICHARD B. WOODBURY PUB 1993 BY U. OF NEW MEXICO PRESS 497 PGS 6 1/2 X 9 1/4 HARD BACK . A HISTORY OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL ACTIVITY REPORTED AT THE PECOS CONFERENCE OVER THE YEARS, ALSO AN INSTITUTIONAL HISTORY ,A LIVELY RECORD OF REGIONAL ARCHAEOLOGY AND ITS ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FIELD BOOK AND D.J. FINE CONDITION OWNER NAME STAMP ON FFEP [ ARCHAEOLOGY ] View More...
ITEM # 8177 SUN WATCH BY ROBERT COOK PUB 2008 BY U. OF ALABAMA PRESS 197 PGS 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 PAPERBACK NEW DATA AND TYPES OF ANALYSES FOR THE SUN WATCH SITE , INTERESTING IDEAS REGARDING FORT ANCIENT SOCIETY AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF INTERACTION BETWEEN FORT ANCIENT SOCIETIES AND MISSISSIPPIAN SOCIETY BOOK IN AS NEW CONDITION [ / NATIVE AM. ] ARCH. View More...
ITEM # 7837 GUIDE TO CLEVELAND ARCHITECTURE EDITED BY ROBERT GAEDE PUB 1990 BY CLEVELAND CHAPTER ,AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS 221 PGS 4 5/8 X 9 A HANDY FIELD GUIDE SHOWING B&W PHOTO AND HISTORY OF IMPORTANT BUILDINGS IN CLEVELAND SEVERAL PAGES OF MAPS INCLUDING ONE FOLD OUT TO HELP LOCATE THE BUILDINGS TEXT BLOCK CLEAN ,BRIGHT AND TIGHT , NO MARKS OR TEARS COVER HAS SPINE CREASE FRONT AND BACK , SLIGHT SHELF WEAR LOWER CORNER [ ARCH. BX , 1 ] View More...
Book is very clean and attractive, written for children and published by the childrens' publisher, Holdiay House. Handsome photographs and drawings throughout rendered in blue. A sprightly text adds to the pleasure of the story of ten buildings that got a lot of criticism when they were built. Author's signature appears at front free endpaper on a Holiday House bookplate without inscription. The bookplate appears to have been folded at one time and shows a little dried glue at top edge, likely affixed by child owner. Book measures 8"x10-1/2" and has 96 pages including index. View More...
Book itiself is as new -- bright, clean green boards with pristine pages and page edges. No bumps to corners. Jacket is likewise pristine and is without tears or chips. Looks most handsome in brand new mylar cover. No names or writing. The author introduces the most important quantitative methods from the initial description of archaeological data to techniques oif multivariate, analysis. 364 pages including index. View More...
Crisp BRAND NEW still in orginal publisher's shrinkwrap.. The first comprehensive study of the role of repetition beyond aesthetic value as part of a code which conveys meaning to the viewer. The author relies on theoretical background provided through information theory and narratology to uncover the different types of meaning that the early vase painters created through their use of repetition. She uses the reading of painted verbal inscriptions as a springboard to demonstrate how repetitious imagery in multiple fields of a vase can result in narration, paradigm, exploration of perceptual an... View More...
Crisp and clean with no bumps to boards, no names or writing and no tears or chips to dustjacket which will arrive in brand new mylar cover. Book measures 8-3/4" x 10-3/4" and has 154 pages. The text draws its information from both research and exacavations conducted by the Museum of London Archaeology Service during the past quarter century. Lavisl;y illustrated in color throughout. View More...
Very handsome book with pebbled red boards and shiny gilt lettering. Measures 8-3.4" x 11-1/2" and has 160 pages. Contents pristine. Book is SIGNED ans inscribed thus: To ------- Sincerelym Raymond C. Vietzen." Dustjacket is crisp and without defect, save a small closed tear to top edge of back. Illustrated with photos and drawings. The late author was well-known in Ohio for his archeological digs and also for the Indian Ridge Museum located in Elyria. View More...
The book is clean and beautiful, but lacking it's dustjacket, though he boards are covered with a clean, crisp khaki cloth and nice gilding to the design, the title, and the author's name. The book measures 9-1/4" x 12-1/4" an dhas 272 pages. The author is best known for his archaeology books, but he also was interested in Native Americans. both subjects are in this volume, but tNative Americans win this one! There are many beautiful photograhps throughout accompanying much text. View More...
ITEM # 8312 JUNGLE OF STONE BY WILLAM CARLSEN PUB 2016 BY WILLIAM MARROW 528 PGS 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 HARD BACK THE TRUE STORY OF TWO MEN , JOHN STEPHENS AND FREDERICK ,. CATHERWOOD . THEIR EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEY , AND THE DISCOVERY OF THE LOST CIVILIZATION OF THE MYA MANY ILLUSTRATIONS BOOK AND D.J FINE CONDITION CLEAN BRIGHT AND TIGHT [ ARCH] View More...
Beautiful, crisp book which appears unread. Only fault is a stamp to upper corner of front free endpaper bearing the names of the former owners. We will provide a brand new bookplate to use, or not, at buyer's discretion. Jacket will also arrive in brand new mylar cover.. The Pecos Conference of 1927 was the first regional archaeological conference to be held in the United States. Year after year it continued with no dues, no permanent officers, no treasury and no headquarters and yet prounfoundly infleunced the field of archaeology. illustrated with black and white photographs. View More...
CO EDITED BY RICHARD LEAKEY THIS IS AN IN DEPTH LOOK AT STRATIGRAPHY , PALEOECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION RELATING TO EARLY MAN IN THE LAKE RUDOLF BASIN IN KENYA TRADE PAPER BACK 614 PAGES IN VERY GOOD CONDITION View More...
