Books - "archaeology"
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Jade: A Study in Chinese Archaeology & Religion
Octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Dover Publications 1974
KEYWORDS: jade Chinese archaeology antiquity history ancient religion illustrated
The Life and Death of a Druid Prince: The Story of an Archaeological Sensation
Super octavo hardcover (Near FINE) in d/w (Near FINE); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Rider 1989
KEYWORDS: Archaeology Lindow Moss peat bog celtic Roman druid
The Excavation of Khok Phanom Di: A Prehistoric Site in Central Thailand Volume III: The Material Culture (Part 1)
THIS VOL ONLY, quarto, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, xiii + 283pp, illus, Near FINE (previous owner's name in ink to front pastedown) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & soiling to edges)
PUBLISHER: The Society of Antiquaries of London 1993
KEYWORDS: Thailand archaeology digging antiquity ancient history Khok Phanom Di anthropology
Civilization before Greece and Rome
Super octavo, hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: B. T. Batsford 1989
KEYWORDS: greeks romans classics anthropology archaeology christianity
Patterns in Prehistory - Humankind's First Three Million Years
Fourth Edition. Square octavo, softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1999
KEYWORDS: archaeology anthropology prehistory
The Jades from Yinxu
TEXT IN CHINESE (English translation of catalogue items at rear, but predominately in Chinese), octavo illus. light card covers, illus., ownership signature of Russell Beck, VG+ (light scuffing to covers, light creasing to front cover, v. light tanning to pages)
PUBLISHER: Cultural Relics Publishing House (?) c. 1980's, PRC / People's Republic of China
KEYWORDS: Chinese language ancient jade greenstone Yinxu Shang archaeology east eastern asia asian China art yu history decorative carving Liangzhu Longshan Hongshan bi cong Zhou six ritual jades huang hu gui zhang photography Han dynasty chi Liu Song Tang Yuan Ming
Jade Carving in Chinese Archaeology: Volume One
TEXT IN CHINESE & ENGLISH, THIS VOL ONLY, OWNERSHIP SIGNATURE OF RUSSELL BECK, quarto, grey heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, 369pp + 90 black & white plates to rear, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl foxing to edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, 1cm closed tear to top edge, light foxing to internal sides)
PUBLISHER: Chinese University Press 1987
KEYWORDS: Chinese jade carving illustrated archaeology antiquity ancient history Yeung Kin-Fong
An Introduction to the Hundred Treasures of the Studio Accessories Exhibition at the Canterbury Museum Christchurch, New Zealand 25 January to 26 March 2000
INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR TO RUSSELL BECK, TEXT IN CHINESE & ENGLISH, quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, white lettering to spine, 135pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems)
PUBLISHER: One Thousand Snuff Bottles House 2000 (Memorial Issue)
KEYWORDS: text in Chinese and English ancient history exhibition Canterbury Museum illustrated ancient history archaeology signed carving artefacts
Jades From the Cenote of Sacrifice Chichen Itza, Yucatan
Lg quarto, illus light card covers, green & white lettering to spine, frontispiece, xv + 217pp, illus, VG- (moderate to heavy creasing & scuffing to covers & edges, sl soiling to page edges, previous owner's name in ink to fep)
PUBLISHER: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology 1974
KEYWORDS: jade archaeology ancient history illustrated Chichen Itza Yucatan cenote sacrifice ethnology
The Olmec World: Ritual and Rulership
Square quarto, black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp Olmec motif to front board, illus eps, frontispiece, xi + 344pp, illus, Near FINE (previous owner's name & inscription in ink to prelims) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges with sl surface loss, light chafing to covers)
PUBLISHER: Art Museum, Princeton University 1996
KEYWORDS: ancient history Olmecs rituals leaders rulers central America archaeology illustrated anthropology
The Shell Book of Cottages
Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: Michael Joseph 1977
KEYWORDS: Britain cottages architecture history culture archaeology
Empires of Time: Calenders, Clocks, and Cultures
Ex Library Octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: BasicBooks 1989
KEYWORDS: history science world history anthropology archaeology astronomy astrology
Authority and Archaeology - Sacred and Profane : Essays on the Relation of Monuments to Biblical and Classical Literature
Super octavo, hardcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: John Murray 1899
KEYWORDS: archaeology monuements biblical archaeological arch
The Lost Ark of the Covenant: Solving the 2,500 Year Old Mystery of the Fabled Biblical Ark
Imperial octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins 2008
KEYWORDS: religion history spirituality archaeology bible biblical studies culture expeditions Ark of the Covenant
Uncovering the Past: A History of Archaeology
super octavo softcover ( Near Fine); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1993
KEYWORDS: history archaeology Heroic Age Modern illustrations photos black & white maps
The Seventy Great Mysteries of the Ancient World - Unlocking the Secrets of Past Civilizations
Imperial octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Thames & Hudson 2001
KEYWORDS: archaeology arch anthropology anth mythology stone age
History From the Sea: Shipwrecks and Archaeology
Lg quarto hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: RD Press 1987
KEYWORDS: sea shipwrecks archaeology history maritime nautical
Tutankhamun's Treasure
Imperial octavo hardcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1951
KEYWORDS: ancient Egypt Egyptian history antiquity Tutankhamun archaeology
Charles Brasch: In Egypt
Octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Steele Roberts 2007
KEYWORDS: egypt egyptian history tutankhamen nefertiti archaeology
The Shrine of St. Peter and the Vatican Excavations
Imperial octavo brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus., xxii+293pp, VG (very tidy ex-library: usual stamps & markings thus; moderate fading to boards, light scuffing to boards, moderate tanning within; lacks d/w)
PUBLISHER: Longmans, Green and Co. 1956
KEYWORDS: st saint peter shrine vatican archaeology art history architecture relief mosaic sculpture christian