Search Results: Archaeology from The Novel Shoppe

G. P. Putnam's Sons. Near Fine in Very Good Dust Jacket. 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Abu Simbel were two temples on the edge of the Nile River which were moved up higher before the lake, being formed by the construction of the Anwan Dam overtook them. Ramses and his wife's (Nefertary) were the two architectural temples built over 3000 years ago. Laid in are a couple of National Geographic articles with Illustrations showing the work being done in moving those 2 temples. Previous Owner's name, DJ edgeworn. ; 32833 .

Larousse. Near Fine in Very Good Dust Jacket. 1977. 1st US Edition. Hardcover. 0883320770 . 4to 11" - 13" tall; 160 pages; 32825 .

Boston, MA: Boston University. Near Fine. 2005. Magazine. Contents: George Washington's 1776 Attack Sub; Treasures of the Forgotten Pharaohs; when Archaeologists Get Fooled; Secrets of a Potter's Field; Amazons in the U. K. On the cover: the silver coffin of the Pharaoh Psusennes I (r. 1034-981 B. C. ) was founded at Tanis, in the Nile Delta, during excavations by Pierre Montet in 1940. Psusennes' mummy, wearing a gold face mask, was placed in this silver coffin, which was in turn encased in two stone sarcophagi. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 23875 .

Boston, MA: Boston University. Near Fine. 2005. Magazine. Contents: the Perilous Plain of Jars; Medici Murder Mystery; Maya Human Sacrifice; Monumental Feud in Peru. On the cover: impossible to miss, enormous stone vessels lie in the thousands across Laos' Plain of Jars, luring locals, tourists, and archaeologists. But what you can't see is the deadly material beneath them: unexploded ordnance from secret U. S. Raids during the Vietnam war. Small scuffs (from subscription label removal? ) on front cover. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 23891 .

Boston, MA: Boston University. Near Fine. 2005. Magazine. Contents: Return to Libya after More Than 20 Years, Americans Dig Again; Kenya's Untold Stories; Princely English Burial; an Integrated Frontier Town. On the cover: the jewel of ancient Libya's Mediterranean coast, Cyrene was a major economic and cultural center for a millenium. Its temple of Apollo was built about a century after the city was founded circa 630 B. C. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 23905 .

Boston, MA: Boston University. Near Fine. 2004. Magazine. Contents: Did the Trojan War Happen?; Diving: the Maya Underworld; New Jersey's Failed Garden of Eden; the Dead of Flanders Fields, Fight over a WWI Battlefield. On the cover: Archaeologist Guillermo de Anda with the skull of a sacrifice victim in a Yucatan cenote, or sinkhole. Offerings to the Maya rain god Chac--in the form of pots, animals and people--are often found in cenotes. Whenever possible, all books are shipped with delivery confirmation. The biggest little book store in the biggest little town in Texas! ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 72 pages; 23873 .

NY: Harper & Row. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket. 1973. Stated 1st Edition. Hardcover. 0060117869 . Minor shelfwear, previous owner's name, previous owner's cataloging label taped to spine of DJ. ; B/W photographs & drawings; Square Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 319 pages; 25680 .

Bison Books. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket. 1980. Hardcover. 0861240227 . Map endpapers. One closed tear about an Inch long on DJ front panel. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 256 pages; 32252 .

Johnson Books. As New. 1992. 15th Printing. Softcover. 1555660916 . Intended to be used in the field, as well as a reference, the book includes a pictorial key at the beginning and is organized by tentative meaning or by description. The reader can easily find the one or several of the 500 illustrations that most closely match the symbol in question. Patterson emphasizes the tentative nature of the interpretations and has included an index by neutral archaeological description as well as complete documentation of every excerpted comment. The range of the book is from the northern states of Mexico to Utah and from California to Colorado. Fascinating material. Original retail price sticker on upper rear panel. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 256 pages; 15758 .

Dial Press. Near Fine in Very Good Dust Jacket. 1964. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 402 pages; 32826 .

NY: Knopf. Very Good+ in Very Good- Dust Jacket. 1966. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. The freshness & excitement of significant archaeological discoveries are preserved in these carefully selected firsthand reports from archaeologists such as Woolley, Sloane, Walpole, Schliemann, Goldsmidt, Tarral, Curtius, et al. B/w illustrations and photographs. Edgeworn, chipped DJ in new mylar. ; Cover Art; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 434 pages; 28914 .

London: Robert Hale Ltd. Very Good- in Very Good- Dust Jacket. 1962. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A fascinating and absorbing biography of one of the most remarkable figures of the ancient world--Ikhnaton, boy-pharaoh of Egypt, brother-husband of the lovely Nefertiti. 21 illustrations and 4 maps. Writing on flypage; top edge freckled; underlining and marginalia; DJ edgeworn. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 172 pages; 30406 .

Washington, D. C.: USGPO. Very Good-. 1943. Softcover. 78 plates, 54 text figures, 10 maps. Backstrip somewhat frayed; library pocket in rear. Gray paper covers age discolored. ; Ex-Library; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 144 pages; 22455 .

Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Very Good Dust Jacket. 1969. Stated 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1117095819 . Illustrated with 32 pages of halftones, 41 line drawings, and 9 maps. PON. Deckled edges. ; Cover Art; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 383 pages; 32802 .

Rinehart & Company. Very Good in Good+ Dust Jacket. 1957. 1st Edition. Hardcover. An eminent British archaeologist and scholar here relates the fantastic discoveries of cities and whole civilizations that have been lost to white men for centuries, or survived as tiny settlements atop a buried ruin of incomparable splendor. From fragmentary remains, this skilled archaeologist rebuilds a fabulous city, re-peoples vividly its streets with the men and women who lived there, and shares with the reader the fascination of rediscovering the past. Couple of closed tears at bottom edge of front DJ panel. PON. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 251 pages; 31197 .

Milano, Italy: S. A. R. Very Good. 1975. Softcover. PON's sticker residue on front cover ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 127 pages; 32801 .

NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF ATHENS. Very Good+. 1969. Softcover. Self-wraps. Minor edgewear. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 62 pages; 32800 .

U. S. Government Printing Office. Very Good. 1957. Softcover. Black & white pictures and drawings. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 99 pages; 31453 .

NY: Hawthorn Books. Near Fine in Very Good Dust Jacket. 1975. 1st US Edition. Hardcover. 0801554691 . Previous owner's name and cataloging label taped to spine. Scuff on front of DJ. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 269 pages; 26748 .

Scribner. Near Fine in Very Good+ Dust Jacket. 1975. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 068414235X . B&W Drawings; Square Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 399 pages; 32805 .