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Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1985. Book. Fine. Leather. Stated First Edition. Clean stated first edition leather-bound hardcover book (260,000 copies) wwith gold decoration on cover, gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Clean brown endpapers; no names, writing or marks. Sewn-in ribbon page marker. All page edges gilt. Lavishly illustrated with 403 illustrations, 24 maps. 368 pages. A beautiful and fascinating book..

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. Fine first edition, first printing in clean unclipped dust jacket. Green boards with red cloth spine, gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. All pages and edges are clean, with clean green endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with black and white plates. 639 pages with Index, photo credits. Clean bright jacket is unchipped, not price clipped, no tears; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..

New York - Toronto: McGraw Hill, 1966. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. New York - Toronto: McGraw Hill, 1966. First Edition. Very Good+/Very Good+. Clean black clothboards with gold lettering on front and spine. Gold celestial illustration on front. Binding is tight and square. Front top board edge very slightly bumped. Clean endpapers illustrated with Ancient Middle Eastern map. Pages and edges are clean and bright with no writing or marks. 200 illustrations, 102 in full color. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped and has a few small closed edge tears, small 1/4 inch chip at base corner of spine. 176 pgs. with index. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8-1/2 x 11-1/2". Art History..

University of New Mexico Press, 2003. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Clean stated First Edition in clean unworn dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Previous owner name neatly penned at top edge of front free endpaper, else all pages clean and unmarked. Illustrated with photographs. 450 pages with Index. Clean jacket is unchipped, no tears, unclipped; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. .

New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1960. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Very clean first edition hardcover book in clean original dust jacket - now in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Clean orange cloth boards with black lettering on spine. No bumping or fraying. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Liberally illustrated with photographs and drawings. 326 pages. Clean jacket is price clipped at upper corner of front inside flap; small chips and tears at edges, spine ends. In this book Miss Kenyon traces the history of Palestine from these early times to the end of the Hellenistic period. Here is a fascinating account of how archaeologists have pieced together the history of these early civilizations. .

Tel Aviv, Israel: Sadan Publishing House Ltd., 1976. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Clean hardcover book in clean original dust jacket. 160 paes; 50 color plates; 80 black and white photographs 40 pages of Introductory text. Clean golden cloth boards with black lettering on spine. No bumping or fraying. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Clean illustrated endpapers. No previous owner names or markings. Clean jacket has slight edge wear, two short closed edge tears on rear panel, now enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. The story of the excavations of the Temple-mount in Jerusalem, at Masada, Beth-Shearim, Capernaum, Qumran, Acre, Caesarea, the Carmel caves and many other important sites, written with scientific accuracy, yet with a view to the layman, rendering this book a real gem for lovers of archaeology and the Holy Scriptures..

New Haven / London: Yale University Press, 2002. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. Clean First Edition book and dust jacket. Black paper-covered boards with unchipped gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean and bright with clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with four maps, exceptionally nice black and white photographs throughout. 350 pages with index. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, one 1/4" closed tear at lower front corner flap fold; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Robert B. Jackson has journeyed by jeep, camel, and on foot to virtually every known Roman site in Rome's Egyptian frontier, from Siwa Oasis, forty-five kilometers from the modern Libyan border, to the Sudan. Drawing on both archaeological and historical information, he discusses these sites, explaining how Rome extracted exotic stone and precious metals from the mountains of the Eastern Desert,… Read More

Indianapolis/ New York: Bobbs Merrill, 1969. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. Indianapolis/ New York: Bobbs Merrill, 1969. First Edition. Very Good+/Very Good+. Very clean dark blue cloth boards with light blue title box, blue metallic lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers decorated with maps (very small previous owner label at top edge of front free endpaper). Beautifully illustrated with color and black & white photographs, drawings and maps. 216 pgs. with index. Clean bright dustjacket is not price clipped, has slight corner wear, a few very short closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8-1/2 x 10". Ancient History..

New York: G. P. Putnam's, 1984. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Later printing.. New York: G. P. Putnam's, 1984. Later Printing. Very Good/Very Good. Clean black boards with black cloth spine, bright silver lettering on spine. Tiny bump to lower front board edge, no other wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean. No names, writing or marks. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrated throughout with photographs, drawings and maps. 223 pgs. with index. Clean bright dustjacket is not price clipped, unchipped, with one very small closed edge tear. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Ancient History..

New York: Random House, 1971. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Stated First American Edition.. Very clean stated First American Edition in clean dust jacket, now in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Clean dark brown cloth boards with gold decoration on cover, gold lettering on spine. No fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, pages are clean. Clean decorated endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Thoroughly illustrated with color and black and white photographs, maps. 271 pages with Index. Clean jacket is unchipped, no tears, price clipped at upper corner of front inside flap. The story of the archaeological find that brought Bar-Kokhba (the guerilla leader of the Second Revolt against Hadrian's Rome) out of the shadows of legend and restored to Jewish history a a real-life hero of his people. .

Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1962. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1962. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good+/Very Good+. First Edition in unclipped dust jacket. Clean unfaded brown boards with bright gold lettering on spine. No bumping or fraying. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. Foreword by F. F. Bruce, University of Manchester. Preface by the author. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 468 pages. Jacket is not price clipped (5.95 on front inside flap), very slight edge wear, slight age toning. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..

New York: Thames & Hudson, 1989. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. Fine hardcover first edition in beautiful dust jacket. Clean green cloth boards with gold decoration on cover, gold lettering on spine. No fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, all pages and edges are clean. No names, writing or marks. With over 152 illustrations (photographs and drawings). 24 pages with Index. Clean bright jacket is unclipped, unchipped, no tears; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..

Stoneham, Massachusetts: G. R. Barnstead Printing Company, 1968. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition, First Printing. SIGNED, Limited First Edition (this being number 394 of 1,000 copies) in unclipped original dust jacket. Clean mustard yellow cloth boards with brown lettering and decoration on cover, brown lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, pages are clean. Signed 'Betty Bugbee Cusack" on front free endpaper. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. 213 pages. Dust jacket has very light soiling, tiny chips at spine ends, not price clipped; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Stimulating food for thought in this amateur archaeologist's travels and work. Her subjects range in time from the Paleozoic to thepresent and on into thefuture. .

New Haven / London: Yale University Press, 1963. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Twelfth Printing.. Clean hardcover book in original dust jacket. Clean rust cloth boards with bright gold lettering on spine. No fraying or fading. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages and edges are clean with clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Preface by the author. Page decorations, map. 342 pages with index. Dust jacket has faint trace of soiling, a few short closed edge tears, not price clipped; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. This book by a world-famous archaeologist brings to life imperial Rome as it was during the second century A.D. This is the time of Trajan, Hadrian, and the Antonines, a period marked by great material prosperity, the decay of traditional religion, and the advent of Christianity..

Candlewick Press, 2004. Book. Illus. by Ian Andrew, Illustrator. Very Good. Hardcover. Clean highly decorated book, large format in size (approx. 10" x 12") with lots of pieces and parts inside, all of which appear to be present, and all pages are clean. Cover is clean and solid, no wear-through or chipping. Binding is tight. No previous owner markings. This fascinating book is a facsimile of a journal supposedly written in 1926, with letters, fold-outs, etc. ALSO INCLUDED is the large format softcover book, EgyptWorld by Stella Caldwellin near fine condition..

New York: Macmillan, 1994. Book. Very Good+. Unknown. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Macmillan , 1994. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good+/Very Good. First Edition, First Printing in unclipped dust jacket. Clean yellow boards with clean brown cloth spine, gold lettering on spine. Binding is tight and square,pages and edges are clean. Small previous owner return address label on front free endpaper. Illustrated throughout with maps, drawings, full color photographs. 314 pages with index. Clean dust jacket has one 1" closed tear, no chips, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Lavishly illustrated guide to more than 400 of the most important Indian archaeological sites in the U.S. and Canada..

New York: Exposition Press, 1968. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. New York: Exposition Press, 1968. Stated First Edition. Near FIne/Near Fine. Very clean yellow cloth boards with silver lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean. No names, writing or marks. Illustrated with drawings, photographs and maps. 329 pgs. with index. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped, unchipped, with very light superficial rubbing to edges. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. The golden era of intellectual advancement - from before the sixth century B.C. through the fourth century A.D. Contributions made by Mesopotamia, Greece and Egypt to the miracles of modern science. 8vo. Ancient History..

Charlottesville / London: University of Virginia Press, 1993. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Fine first edition in clean fine dust jacket. Green cloth boards with brown lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. All pages and edges are clean - no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with photographs. 204 pages with Index. Clean bright jacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. .

New York/Evanston/London: Harper & Row, 1964. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. New York/Evanston/London: Harper & Row, 1964. Stated First Edition. Very Good+/Very Good+. Clean green cloth boards with gold decoration on cover, gold lettering on spine. No fraying or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean. Clean decorated endpapers, with small previous owner name and note about purchase at top edge of front free endpaper . 402 pgs. with index. Illustrated with many photographs and drawings, maps. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped, unchipped, with mere hint of wear at top of spine edge. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Fossils..

New York: Reynal & Co./William Morrow, 1968. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. New York: Reynal & Co./William Morrow, 1968. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. Clean ivory cloth boards with gold decoration on cover, gold lettering on spine. Binding is tight & square. Decorated endpapers. No names, bookplates or writing inside. Beautifully illustrated with color plates. 286 pgs. with index. Clean bright dustjacket has not been price clipped, is unchipped and enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Gift Quality 10" x 7-3/4". Archaeology..