Archaeology

Karachi: Manager of Publications, 1953 Green paper covers with cresent/ star under title, spine wear. D. Achy- 1/2000 List of Agents, Private Booksellers inside front cover, Short Bibliography, List of Illustrations Foreword by S. Ahmed. Director of Archaeology, Pakistan 20 plates. 50 pgs. Very Rare OCLC lists 0 copies. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition.. Decorative Paper. Very Good.

London: John Murray, 1883. Early Reprint. Decorative Cloth. Fine-. Third Edition, complete in two volumes with all folding plans and maps, of this indispensable account of Etruscan civilisation and Tuscan landscapes, still considered an essential reference. Tall, thick 8vo's: cxxviii,501,[3]; xv,[1],579, with color frontispiece (in vol. 2), two folding maps, and numerous wood-engraved plates of antiquities and architectural remains and plans of the larger sites. Publisher's green cloth, covers paneled in blind and stamped with emblems, spines decorated and lettered in gilt, fore-edges untrimmed, chocolate-brown end papers, title pages in red and black. Provenance: small book trade labels (Flor & Findel, Florence) to front paste-downs, contemporary owner's elegant script ("Carol Gray / Firenze / Italia") to front fly leaves. An about Fine set, bindings square and tight with bright gilt; pages, maps, and illustrations clean, crisp and unmarked. Dennis was the first modern investigator of ancient… Read More

Ldn., Athens, 1955 - 2009). The first 24 vols. are bound in 4 red half morocco bindings; the vols. 25 to 52 are bound in 5 red half cloth binding; the vols. 53 to 55 are in paper wrappers, as issued by the publisher; 28 cm; a nice set) (Heavy book, may require extra shipping costs)

NY: Scribner, Armstrong & Company. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1878. First American Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full burgundy cloth decorated in gilt and black, beveled edges, t.e.g. Profusely illustrated with maps, four color Chromolithograph plates, over 500 full page and in-text illustrations, 21 glossy monochrome plates, and eight plans (including three fold-out). Includes Index and Appendices. Preface by W. E. Gladstone, M.P. This is the first American edition. "Mycenae" was first published in Germany (in German) in 1877. Following the publication of his findings from the spectacular excavations at Hisarlik, the Turkish government revoked Schliemann's permission to dig, and sued him for a share of the treasure trove Schlieman had uncovered. He was thus obliged to establish a new dig, which he did at Mycenae in the Peloponnese, and which was attended by similarly remarkable results, culminating in the uncovering of the famous… Read More

N/P: Self Published. Cloth - Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 176 pages, with title page provided in manuscript by the author. Presentation copy inscribed by the author inside front cover. Believed to have been printed for the author at Oxford University Press between 1840 and 1850. Stated by the author on title page to be "an unpublished fragment." Matthew Holbeche Bloxam (1805 - 1888), was an amateur archeologist who wrote extensively about gothic architecture. He is also credited as being the original source of the legend of William Webb Ellis' invention of the game of Rugby football.

Paris, Auguste Durand, 1854. Hard Cover. 2 p.l., 276 p., folding illus., 6 folding maps; 27.5 cm. A study of the Latium region during the era of the Roman empire, with detailed maps of the region as reconstructed through archaeology. Very Good in faux vellum spine, marbled paper over boards. Stock#OB1046.

First edition. Longman et al. London. 1837. 8vo. 300, [297-299], bl. 301-338pp. [341pp: complete as published]. Lithographic frontispiece and 19 further plates from Hoskins own drawings, 3 of them folding, folding map at rear. Recent half calf, marbled boards. Raised banding to spine, gilt rules and lettering. New endpapers. Occasional spotting/foxing. Short closed marginal tear to edge of frontis. Erased stamp to top corner of title page. Initials to verso of frontis. (Half title not called for) Blackmer 833

George Alexander Hoskins (1802-1863) traveller, antiquary and artist. Secretary and Treasurer of the While Nile Association in 1839.

London: Palestine Exploration Fund, 1881. First Edition . Original Decorative Cloth. Very Good. 4to.. V+438pp. First and last pages and edges with truly insignificant foxing. Original cloth. Spine with some expert repiair. A VERY GOOD CLEAN COPY IN THE ORIGINAL PUBLISHER'S CLOTH. FIRST EDITION. RARE. (due to the heavy weight of this book, additional shipping fees will apply)

In French.half the book is of Du Claire's time in Egypt.Half are illustrations of the tomb walls.See photos.

1876 1ed Etruscan Bologna Richard Burton Italian Archaeology Italy Illustrated
Richard Burton was a 19th-century oriental scholar known for his extensive world travels and controversial editions of iconic works. One of his adventures occurred while in Bologna, Italy where he was digging for Etruscan artifacts. He used his findings, along with the research of fellow Bolognese professors, to write 'Etruscan Bologna' which became one of the best resources on archaeological history of Bologna. Burton, whose literature was often over-sexualized and witty, provided a thorough and focused analysis of ancient Etruscans seeking to uncover mysteries on the Roman-influenced culture.
Item number: #40010
Price: $499
BURTON, Richard F.
Etruscan Bologna: A Study
London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1876. First edition.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
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xii, 275, [1]
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Double-page frontispiece + 27 illustrations
· Provenance: Handwritten – W. H. West
· Language: English
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Harvard University Press, 1947. Volume 1 only. VG+. Minor shelf and handling wear; name inside front cover (else clean and free of marks); text block slightly age-toned throughout. Overall a clean, solid copy showing minimal signs of use. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.

Ankara: Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture, 2002. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Folio. 217 pages, indexed. Hardcover in black and gold pictorial boards. Binding has light wear. White price sticker and a silver label on rear cover. Illustrated endpapers. Text is clean. One page has the text in Turkish, the other page has the text in English.

Stated First Printing, 2001.
Book cover like new - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new.
No dust jacket issued with this book.
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William Roger Corliss (August 28, 1926 - July 8, 2011) was an American physicist and writer who was known for his interest in collecting data regarding anomalous phenomena. Arthur C. Clarke described him as "Charles Fort's latter-day - and much more scientific - successor."

Stated First Printing, 1999.
Book cover like new - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new.
No dust jacket issued with this book.
Proceeds benefit Friends of the Library; books sold are NOT ex-library.
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Despite the cover and title page, the series is the Catalog of Anomalies and is devoted to documenting phenomena in a range of fields that science cannot explain. This is the first volume to concern archaeology. Mere size or mass is not sufficient for mention; the criteria include high degrees of innovation, precocious use of technology and science, apparent lack of purpose, and the unknown identity of the builders. Findings here are used as evidence that the Vikings ventured well beyond Newfoundland, that extensive pre-Columbian contacts existed between the Old and New Worlds, and that vastly superior civilizations preceded our own.

London: J. Hatchard and Son, 1843. SCARCE in any edition, and particularly in collectible condition. Very Good Plus, bound in contemporary quarter pebbled brown morocco over marbled boards, brown end papers, edges red, the bookplate of John James Gilchrist at front paste down, light wear at joints and edges, internally clean and bright. xi, 541 pages. Color frontispeice and 3 fold-out plates, two color, a total of 29 plates in all, 3 of which are maps, with some illutrations in text. Elizabeth Caroline Hamilton Gray, (c. 1826-1900), was a Scottish historian and travel author. I. Third Edition. Quarter Pebbled Morocco . Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.