Digging For History

A & C Black, 1960. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1960. first published. 320 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth and gilt lettering. Contains black and white photographic plates. Binding remains firm.Pages & plates remain bright with minimal tanning. More pronounced tanning and foxing to free end papers and pastedowns. Boards have light edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Unclipped… Read more about this item

All pages equally yellowing: white mark on front eps 60x35mm: black & white foto's thru'out text: 320pp incl index

New York, NY: John Day, 1961. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Text/BRAND NEW. Taupe linen boards/Fine. DJ/NF w/light edge & surface wear. PO name to front cover verso & numerals to fEP. Survey of worldwide (including Jordan, Israel, Turkey, Syria, Persia, Iraq, Pakistand and Afghanistan) excavations from 1945 through 1959, with the principle… Read more about this item

A & C Black, 1960. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1960. First Edition. 320 pages. Laminated pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf… Read more about this item

NY: John Day. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1961. Hardcover. Illustrated. First edition. Fine in a near fine (a bit faded along the spine) dust jacket. .

London: Adam & Charles Black [1960]. (Small 4to) 320pp. Very good in good to very good dust jacket. Frontispiece, plates, index. The dust jacket has edgewear tears and chipping. (Archaeology, Anthropology, Culture, Technology).

Adam and Charles Black Ltd. , 1960. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good+/Good+. First Edition. Good or better in like jacket. Noticeable tanning foxing to block. Foxing to FFEPs. Noticeable shelf-wear. Noticeable edgewear and shelf-wear to jacket. Chipping to top jacket edge. Still, a perfectly presentable reading copy.

London: A & C Black. This is a Near Fine Copy of this Book in Publisher's bright red cloth with gilt title lettering to spine,in a Near Fine Dust-Jacket.Not price clipped,with no inscriptions present,no foxing or internal markings,well illustrated in b&w and with fold out map.This is a detailed study of major world Archaeological discoveries between 1946-1959,nice copy with the… Read more about this item

a and c black 1960 london. first edition imperial octavo hardcover (VG+) in dustwrapper (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

New York: John Day Co.. Hardcover. 1961. 1st Edition. 8vo 318pp . Very Good in Good DJ. B&W Illustrations DJ chipped .

London: Adam & Charles Black, 1960. 320pp. Illustrated. Frontis. amd 57 plates. Red buckram, gilt. A nice copy with no inscriptions. 1st edition. hard back. Fine/no. 4to.

John Day, 1960. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Light edge wear to price-clipped jacket..

London - Edinburgh - New York: Adam & Charles Black, 1960. 320 pages. Frontispiece illustrated with b/a plate. Further illustrated with 57 more plates. Pages clean, v/g condition. Red cloth, gilt title on spine. Edges and corners show light wear. Yellow dust jacket illustrated on upper cover. Edges and corners worn. Few chips. DJ price clipped.. 1st UK Edition.… Read more about this item

1960. 1960 Bacon, Edward DIGGING FOR HISTORY; ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, 1945 TO 1959 NY: John Day Company, c1960 318pp index, illus b/w photos 4to VG+ in slightly worn d/w.

New York: The John Day Company, (1961).. (1961).. Very good. - Squarish octavo [10-1/4 inches high by 7-5/8 inches wide], brown cloth. The spine is faded. [x] & 318 pages. Black-and-white illustrations. There is staining to the front pastedown with an ink name & address along the top edge & with some light staining to the front endpaper, else… Read more about this item

GB: Black, 1960. Inscription of owner at front of book. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES APPLY GB £5. Packed weight 1400g. . 1st Edition. Hardback. VG+/No DW.

NY: John Day Co., 1961. textblock complete and clean (except for one underlining on page 141 and another on page 33; binding good; hinges secure; previous owner name on front endpaper. Jacket price-clipped and has some chipping and edgewear, mostly not affecting title/author on front or photo on back. All 58 illustrated plates are in place and look… Read more about this item

Adam & Charles Black, 1960-01-01. Hardcover. Good. . Shows minor wear.

Hardcover. GOOD. NOEAN 0 9789900217541 ILLUSTRATED OVERSIZED HARDBACK IN EDGE WORN DUST JACKET {PERSONAL INSCRIPTION FFEP} ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD 1945 TO 1959 (NOEAN )

London: Adam & Charles Black, 1960. Red boards are scuffed and rubbed, spine is sunned. Front inside hinge is weak. Previous owner's name on the front end page. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. . Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Ex Libris.