The Adventure of Archaeology

by Fagan, Brian M

First Edition

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Washington: The National Geographic Society, 1985. 1.840 kg.; V, 6-368 pages, foreword by Gilbert M. Grosvenor, President, National Geographic Society, bibliography, author's biography/aknowledgements, illustration credits, past on display, where to go on digs and index. Dark red coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with copious colour and black-and-white photographs, colour and black-and-white illustrations maps and sketches. Tan coloured cloth boards with gilt embossed design on the front panel and gilt titles to the backstrip. A little rubbing to the book corners and to the backstrip edges. Photographic dustwrapper, showing The Temple of the Inscriptions, Mexico, with white titles to the front panel and backstrip. Rubbing and creasing to the dustwrapper corners and to the backstrip edges. Light fading to the front dustwrapper panel. Rubbing to the dustwrapper panels. Colour photograph of the author to the rear fold over panel. The history of archaeology from its early beginnings as a sport for rich and the idle to a science that it is today. Presented very much in the manner of "Indiana Jones and the.....". Digital image available upon request to help assess condition. ***** PLEASE NOTE: This book weighs more than 1 kg [ 2.2 lbs ] packed, and extra postage will be requested for delivery outside of Australia.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by Photographic. 4to - up to 12" tall - Quarto. Archaeology.

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