Archaeology from Greystone Books

Dover, Kent: Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit, 2002. NrF/NrF. First edition, first printing in d/w. Profusely illustrated with photographs, line-drawings and maps. The account of 50 years of non-stop rescue archaeology in Kent and South East London since 1952. All the work was directed by the author, being mostly urgent rescue excavation carried out ahead of imminent destruction on over 600… Read more about this item

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire: Shire Archaeology, 1988. NrF. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, JAMES LANG, without dedication or inscription on title-page. 60pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs. This book is an introduction to one of the largest groups of pre-Conquest artefacts, carved stone monuments produced by the Anglo-Saxons and Anglo-Scandinavians between AD 700 and 1066. With Places To Visit, Bibliography… Read more about this item

British Association., 1925. VG. First separate edition. Original printed wrappers. 31pp. plus 15 plates of photographs. Profusely illustrated with photographs and line-drawings. A well-researched history of the megalithic culture of Guernsey in the Channel Islands. A paper read before the Anthropological Section , at a meeting of the British Association, at Southampton, 1925. Reprinted from the Transactions of 'La Societe… Read more about this item

London: Channel 4 Books, 2002. NrF/NrF. First edition, second printing (same year as first printing) in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY TONY ROBINSON, on a book plate affixed to the front endpaper without dedication or inscription. Profusely illustrated. A study of how the task of archaeological excavation is undertaken. Also, the history of the discipline, from the earliest looters… Read more about this item

Stroud, Gloucestershire: History Press, 2015. Fine. Later printing. Paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, GILLIAN HOVELL, on half-title page. Inscription reads, 'For -----/Have fun!/Gillian Hovell'. Profusely illustrated with photographs and maps. Archaeology isn't just for academics and television presenters - it's for everyone. And it is all around us. Get your boots on and explore Britain's national… Read more about this item

Kent: Archaeologia Cantiana, 1994. VG+. Academic journal offprint, first edition thus. Stapled paperback. Profusely illustrated with photographs, line-drawings and maps. 79pp. A well-researched and authoritative study of the Late Bronze Age discoveries at Monkton Court Farm, Monkton, Isle of Thanet, Kent. With Bibliography. Light sunning to edges; else a SCARCE copy.. Academic Journal Offprint. Stapled Paperback. Very Good Plus.

Dover Castle, Kent: Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit, 1984. NrF/NrF. First edition, first printing in d/w. Profusely illustrated with photographs, line-drawings and maps. A well-researched and authoritative study of the detailed reports on the discovery and exploration of a complete Iron Age Farmstead site at Farningham Hill; the excavation of important Prehistoric, Roman And Saxon sites at Darenth and the excavation… Read more about this item

Dover Castle, Kent: Kent Archaelogical Rescue Unit, 1991. Fine. First edition, first printing. Large format stapled paperback. 37pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs, line-drawings and maps. A well-researched and authoritative study of the Roman villa an Horton Kirby, Kent. With Bibliography. A fine copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing. NO inscriptions, highlighting or underlining.. First edition, First Printing.… Read more about this item

Stroud, Gloucestershire: Tempus, 2008. VG+. First edition. Large paperback. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, without dedication or inscription on title page. 192pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs, line-drawings and maps. A well-researched and authoritative history and archaeology of prehistory and up to the Norman Conquest of the Isle of Thanet, Kent. With Bibliography and Index. Crease to lower corner on rear panel;… Read more about this item

Dover, Kent: Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit, 2002. NrF/NrF. First edition, first printing in d/w. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, BRIAN PHILP, on front endpaper. Inscription reads, 'To Mark/Best Wishes/Brian/4.6.02'. Profusely illustrated with photographs, line-drawings and maps. The account of 50 years of non-stop rescue archaeology in Kent and South East London since 1952. All the work was… Read more about this item

Cava Dei Tirreni, Italy: Emilio Di Mauro, 1982. NrF/VG+/VG. First edition in d/w in slipcase. Limited to 1300 copies. TEXT IN ITALIAN. Profusely illustrated with photographs and line-drawings. An archaeoological account of the finds of the pre-Roman necropolis excavation at Vico Equense, Italy. D/w has minor edge wear with a few short edge tears (longest 8mm); slipcase has a… Read more about this item

Stroud, Gloucestershire: Tempus, 2008. NrF. First edition. Large paperback. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, without dedication or inscription on half-title page. 192pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs, line-drawings and maps. A well-researched and authoritative history and archaeology of prehistory and up to the Norman Conquest of the Isle of Thanet, Kent. With Bibliography and Index. A near fine copy of a SCARCE… Read more about this item

Uppsala, Sweden: Societas Archaeologica Upsaliensis, 1993. VG. First edition, first printing. Paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, on verso of front cover. Inscription reads, 'Charlotte Tagart/With Compliments from Edward Matenga'. Ms Tagart was also an academic and author associated with archaeological excavations of Zimbabwe. TOGETHER WITH A TYPED LETTER TO CHARLOTTE TAGART SIGNED BY EDWARD MATENGA, dated… Read more about this item

Margate, Kent: Privately Published VG+/VG+. First edition in d/w, (price 2/6). Small paperback; size of covers, 12.2 by 18.2 cms. Not dated, (circa ?1955). 64pp. Illustrated with photographs, line-drawings and a map. A well-researched study of the shell Grotto in Margate, Kent. With Appendixes. Some light spotting to top-edge; some age tanning to first and last pages; d/w has some… Read more about this item

Canterbury, Kent: University For The Creative Arts, 2014. Fine/Fine. First separate edition in acetate d/w. Illustrated. Originally published in 'Acta Anomalistica: Volume 8, Number 4, December 2013'. Text in English and French. 32pp. In the 1970s, using an array of detection instrumentation, Dr Norman Watanabe recorded a massive, transitory structure, levitated directly over the Folkestone ferry terminal at an elevation… Read more about this item

Xi'an, China: Shaanxi Travel & Tourism Press, 2001. Fine. First edition, first printing. Large paperback. SIGNED IN CHINESE SCRIPT, on the contents page probably by the author, or famer who discovered the Terra-Cotta Army (not able to confirm). 128pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs. A well-researched and authoritative guide to the artifacts in Emperor Qin's Museum. A fine copy of an… Read more about this item

London: Periplus, 1998. Fine/Fine/Fine. First edition, first printing in d/w and slipcase. Profusely illustrated with photographs, line-drawings and maps. A well-researched and authoritative study of the history and underwater excavation of the Royal Palace at Alexandria on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt, destroyed by an earthquake in the 4th century. With Bibliography. A fine copy, in a fine d/w and… Read more about this item

Norfolk: Norfolk Archaeological Unit VG. First edition thus. Large format paperback. Not dated, (circa 1980s). Reprinted from East Anglian Archaeology. Reprinted pages 40 to 101 inclusive. Report number 14; 'Some Deserted Village Sites In Norfolk'. Profusely illustrated with photographs, line-drawings and maps. Archaeological research of some deserted village sites in Norfolk including; Pudding Norton, Roudham, Godwick, Waterden, Great Palgrave, Egmere,… Read more about this item

Maidstone, Kent: Kent Archaeological Society, 2014. NrF. First edition. No d/w, (as published). Profusely illustrated with photographs, line-drawings and maps. A well-researched and authoritative study of the archaeology and history of Kent: articles in this volume include; 'History and development of the Old Bishop's Palace, Rochester', 'Change in the Late Iron Age/Roman transition of Quarry Wood at Furfield Quarry, Boughton… Read more about this item

Maidstone, Kent: Kent Archaeological Society, 1988. Fine/Fine. First edition, first printing in d/w. Profusely illustrated with photographs and line-drawings. A scholarly, well-researched and authoritative study of excavations of St Augustine's Abbey at Canterbury, Kent. The details of the finds include, pottery, stonework, window glass, floor tiles, roof tiles, lead and ironwork, and more. The abbey was a Benedictine monastery founded… Read more about this item